document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=204720>Question 204720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) Suppose that in a two-tail hypothesis test you compute the value of the test statistic Z as -1.38. What is the p-value?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "b) In the above problem, what is your statistical decision if you test the null hypothesis at the 0.01 level of significance?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #154515 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=154515\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that in a two-tail hypothesis test you compute the value of the test statistic Z as -1.38. What is the p-value? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) In the above problem, what is your statistical decision if you test the null hypothesis at the 0.01 level of significance?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since it is a 2-tail test the p-value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 2*P(z<-1.38) = 0.1676<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the p-value is greater than 1%, Fail to reject Ho.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=============================================<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );