Valsalva's Maneuver Involves Closing Off the Glottis (Preventing Expiration) While

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Valsalva's maneuver involves closing off the glottis (preventing expiration) while contracting the muscles of expiration, causing an increase in intra- abdominal pressure.

Understand the impact of sample size and standard deviation on test results.

Differentiate between one-tailed and two-tailed tests and their applications.

Understand the consequences of Type I and Type II errors in hypothesis testing.

Understand the concept of the power of a test and how it is affected by various factors.

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