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What is the difference between the null and alternative hypotheses statements in one-tailed and two-tailed tests?
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\n" ); document.write( "Level of significance should be low (<= 1%) if people's
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\n" ); document.write( "Level of significance can be higher (>= 10%) if the consequences
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