Asked by Kaparya White on Jul 22, 2024

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You ______ the null hypothesis when the value of the statistic falls in the region of ______ because this means ______.

A) do not reject; rejection; p > .05
B) reject; rejection; p < .05
C) do not reject; non-rejection; p < .05
D) reject; non-rejection; p > .05

Null Hypothesis

A presumption in statistical inference that indicates no significant variance between groups or no significant relationship between variables.

Statistic

Numeric characteristic of a sample.

Region

An area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.

  • Interpret the significance (p-value) of statistical tests and its implications on hypothesis testing.
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Humaira AhmadJul 23, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
B is correct because you reject the null hypothesis when the p-value is less than the significance level (usually .05), indicating the result is statistically significant and falls in the rejection region.