What Are the Critical Z-Values for a Two-Tailed Hypothesis Test $\alpha$

question 63

Multiple Choice

What are the critical z-values for a two-tailed hypothesis test if $\alpha$ = 0.01?

• A) \(\pm\)1.96
• B) \(\pm\)2.33
• C) \(\pm\)2.58
• D) \(\pm\)1.65

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