The Basic Question We Ask When Conducting a One-Sample Test

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Multiple Choice

The basic question we ask when conducting a one-sample test is ______.

• A) How likely is this sample mean given the population mean described by the null hypothesis?
• B) How likely is this population mean given the sample mean described by the alternative hypothesis?
• C) What are the likely values for the sample mean given a particular population mean?
• D) What are the likely values for the population mean given a particular sample mean?

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