What Is the First Step in Hypothesis Testing

question 34

Multiple Choice

What is the first step in hypothesis testing?

• A) formulating two opposing hypotheses, called the null and the alternative hypotheses
• B) selecting a test statistic
• C) calculating the p-value
• D) determining the rejection region

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