For a Two-Tailed Test with a Sample Size of 40

question 17

Multiple Choice

For a two-tailed test with a sample size of 40, the null hypothesis will not be rejected at a 5% level of significance if the test statistic is

• A)between -1.96 and 1.96, exclusively
• B)greater than 1.96
• C)less than 1.645
• D)greater than -1.645

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