A Two-Tailed Hypothesis Test Is Being Used to Evaluate a Treatment

question 1

Multiple Choice

A two-tailed hypothesis test is being used to evaluate a treatment effect with α = .05.If the sample data produce a z-score of z = 2.24,then what is the correct decision?​

• A)​Reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the treatment has no effect.
• B)​Reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the treatment has an effect.
• C)​Fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the treatment has no effect.
• D)​Fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the treatment has an effect.

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