A Researcher Reports That the Mean Difference Between Two Groups

question 58

True/False

A researcher reports that the mean difference between two groups is 20.12 and the estimated standard error for the difference is 2.83.Hence,the conclusion must be to reject the null hypothesis for a two-tailed test at a .05 level of significance.

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