The Critical Value in a Hypothesis Test

question 49

Multiple Choice

The critical value in a hypothesis test:

• A)is calculated from the sample data.
• B)usually is .05 or .01 in most statistical tests.
• C)separates the acceptance and rejection regions.
• D)depends on the value of the test statistic.

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