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Question 263401: 4) You performed a right-tailed hypothesis test and your sample gave you a test statistic in the left tail. Which of the following is considered the appropriate next step in this test?
A.

Change the level of significance of your test.
B.

Fail to reject the null.
C.

Change the sample and do the test again.
D.

Change the direction of the hypothesis.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You performed a right-tailed hypothesis test and your sample gave you a test statistic in the left tail. Which of the following is considered the appropriate next step in this test?
A.
Change the level of significance of your test.
B.
Fail to reject the null.
C.
Change the sample and do the test again.
D.
Change the direction of the hypothesis.
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Ans: B Fail to reject Ho.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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