You are ______ likely to reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is ______.A) less; non-directionalB) equally; non-directionalC) more; non-directionalD) less; directional

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You are ______ likely to reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is ______.A)  less; non-directionalB)  equally; non-directionalC)  more; non-directionalD)  less; directional

Anjali Patel · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  A non-directional (two-tailed) hypothesis test is more conservative than a directional (one-tailed) test because it splits the alpha level across two tails of the distribution, making it harder to reject the null hypothesis.

You are likely to reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is .

A) less; non-directional
B) equally; non-directional
C) more; non-directional
D) less; directional

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