In a Two-Tailed Hypothesis Test the Test Statistic Is Determined

question 53

Multiple Choice

In a two-tailed hypothesis test the test statistic is determined to be z  -2.5. The p-value for this test

• A)is 0.0062
• B)is 0.0124
• C)is 0.4938
• D)cannot be determined, since the level of confidence is not given.

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