document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=336916>Question 336916</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 10.	Which of the following statements is correct?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.	 For a given level of significance, the critical value of Student's t increases as n increases.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.	A test statistic of t = 2.131 with d.f. = 15 leads to a clear-cut decision in a two-tailed test where &#945; = .05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.	It is harder to reject the null hypothesis when conducting a two-tailed test rather than a one-tailed test. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we desire &#945; = 0.10 then a p-value of 0.13 would lead us to reject the null hypothesis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #241541 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=241541\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the following statements is correct?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. For a given level of significance, the critical value of Student's t increases as n increases.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It increases for a left-tail test; It decreases for a right-tail test.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. A test statistic of t = 2.131 with d.f. = 15 leads to a clear-cut decision in a two-tailed test where &#945; = .05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*tcdf(2.131,1000,15) = 5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Not a clear-cut decision<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. It is harder to reject the null hypothesis when conducting a two-tailed test rather than a one-tailed test.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The procedure is similar.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If we desire &#945; = 0.10 then a p-value of 0.13 would lead us to reject the null hypothesis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No; since the p-value is greater that 10% you would fail to reject Ho.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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