We Compare the Test Statistic of a Kruskal-Wallis H Test

question 30

Multiple Choice

We compare the test statistic of a Kruskal-Wallis H test to the critical value given in the table for which hypothesis test?

• A) the analysis of variance
• B) the t test
• C) the chi-square test
• D) the Pearson correlation

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Definitions:

Decreasing-Cost Industry

An industry in which expansion through the entry of firms lowers the prices that firms in the industry must pay for resources and therefore decreases their production costs.

Long-Run Supply Curve

As it applies to macroeconomics, a supply curve for which price, but not real output, changes when the demand curves shifts; a vertical supply curve that implies fully flexible prices.

Downsloping

Typically describes a graph line that shows a decrease in a variable as another variable increases, often used in economics to illustrate concepts like demand curves.

Profit-Maximizing

The technique a firm uses to ascertain the optimal pricing and production levels for achieving maximum profit.