Answer the Questions That Follow This SPSS Output

question 29

Essay

Answer the questions that follow this SPSS output:
 
Your research hypothesis is "In the population, the average on the POSTTEST is higher than the average on the PRETEST." ( (POSTTEST) ̅>(PRETEST) ̅)
A) State the null hypothesis being tested.
B) Is this a one-tailed or two-tailed hypothesis?
C) Are your sample results consistent with the null hypothesis or the research hypothesis? (null / research)
D) What is the probability of getting the sample results you got if the null hypothesis is true? (If this step in hypothesis testing can be skipped, write the word "SKIP".)
E) What is your conclusion? (In other words, do you "reject" or "not reject" the null hypothesis based on these results?)
F) Are your results statistically significant? (yes / no)

• A) State the null hypothesis being tested.
• B) Is this a one-tailed or two-tailed hypothesis?
• C) Are your sample results consistent with the null hypothesis or the research hypothesis? (null / research)
• D) What is the probability of getting the sample results you got if the null hypothesis is true? (If this step in hypothesis testing can be skipped, write the word "SKIP".)
• E) What is your conclusion? (In other words, do you "reject" or "not reject" the null hypothesis based on these results?)
• F) Are your results statistically significant? (yes / no)

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