In a Two-Tailed Hypothesis Test Situation, the Test Statistic Is

question 13

Multiple Choice

In a two-tailed hypothesis test situation, the test statistic is determined to be t = -2.692. The sample size has been 45. The p-value for this test is

• A)-0.005
• B)+0.005
• C)-0.01
• D)+0.01

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