With α = 05 and Df = 8,the Critical Values for a Two-Tailed

question 12

Multiple Choice

With α = .05 and df = 8,the critical values for a two-tailed t test are t = ±2.306.Assuming all other factors are held constant,if the df value were increased to df = 20,what would happen to the critical values for t?

• A)They would increase in magnitude (move farther from zero).
• B)They would decrease in magnitude (move closer to zero).
• C)They would not change.
• D)Impossible to determine without more information

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