In Hypothesis Testing Our Job Would Be Much Easier If

question 19

Multiple Choice

In hypothesis testing our job would be much easier if

• A) sample statistics accurately reflected population parameters.
• B) subjects didn't vary so much from one another.
• C) we knew the population values.
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statistical premise asserting the absence of a relationship or impact between variables, tested to determine if an observed association is likely due to chance.

Directional

Refers to hypotheses in research that predict not only the existence of a relationship between variables but the direction of that relationship as well.

Non-directional

A type of hypothesis that does not specify the direction of the expected relationship between variables.

Standard Error

A measure indicating the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values; specifically, it reflects how much sampling variability a statistic possesses.