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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Definitions:

Negative Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, indicating an inverse association.

Physical Strength

Refers to the maximum amount of force that a muscle or group of muscles can exert in a single effort.

Median

A statistical measure representing the middle value in a set of data, dividing it into two equal halves.

Distribution of Scores

The way in which a set of scores is spread out across the possible values, which can be depicted in a graph.