SOLUTION: What is the difference between the null and alternative hypotheses statements in one-tailed and two-tailed tests? How do ethics affect your chosen level of significance Can anyo

Question 334810: What is the difference between the null and alternative hypotheses statements in one-tailed and two-tailed tests? How do ethics affect your chosen level of significance
Can anyone eplainthis to me...I am totally lost.????
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the difference between the null and alternative hypotheses statements in one-tailed and two-tailed tests?
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Two-tailed tests
null is a statement of equality
alternate is a statement of inequality
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One-tailed test:
null is a statement of equality
altenate is a greater than or less than statement.
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How do ethics affect your chosen level of significance
Level of significance should be low (<= 1%) if people's
health or severe economic impact might result from rejecting
the null hypothesis.
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Level of significance can be higher (>= 10%) if the consequences
of rejection are lower.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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