If the P-Value of a Test of Significance Is 0

question 9

Multiple Choice

If the P-value of a test of significance is 0.999 then

• A) the null hypothesis is true.
• B) the null hypothesis is false.
• C) the null hypothesis provides a plausible explanation of the data.
• D) the null hypothesis is true, and the null hypothesis provides a plausible explanation of the data.

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Definitions:

Measure Of Variability

A statistical indicator of how widely values in a data set vary around the mean or median.

Range

The difference between the highest and the lowest values in a data set.

Frequency Distribution

A tabular summary of data showing the number (frequency) of observations in each of several nonoverlapping categories or classes.

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