If Using a 95% Confidence Interval and the Absolute Value

question 16

Multiple Choice

If using a 95% confidence interval and the absolute value of the t-statistic is larger than the critical value,then

• A) we accept the null hypothesis at a 95% confidence level.
• B) we reject the null hypothesis at a 95% confidence level.
• C) we will be wrong less than 5% of the time if we accept the null hypothesis.
• D) we will be wrong 95% of the time if we reject the null hypothesis.

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