Given the Following Abbreviated Table of Critical Values

question 27

Multiple Choice

Given the following abbreviated table of critical values,

For the hypothesis in question #20,what is the appropriate critical value if one wants a 95 percent confidence level?

• A) 1.64
• B) 1.96
• C) 2.24
• D) 2.33
• E) 2.47
• F) none of the above

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