The Critical Value Method for Hypothesis Testing Relies on the Fact

question 27

Multiple Choice

The critical value method for hypothesis testing relies on the fact that

• A)if the null hypothesis is false,then it is very unlikely to observe a test statistic more extreme than the critical value.
• B)if the null hypothesis is true,then it is very unlikely to observe a test statistic more extreme than the critical value.
• C)if the null hypothesis is true,then it is very likely to observe a test statistic more extreme than the critical value.
• D)if the alternative hypothesis is false,then it is very unlikely to observe a test statistic more extreme than the critical value.

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