document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1170050>Question 1170050</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are performing a left-tailed t - test with test statistic  t = −0.56 and a sample of size 15, find the p-value to 4 decimal places.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #794959 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=794959\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the sample size is 15, then the degrees of freedom is 14.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "yout test statistic is therefore t = -.56 at 14 degrees of freedom.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your best bet is to use a t-score calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this provides you with the p-value based on the degrees of freedom indicated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if it was a z-score of -.56, the p-value would have been .287739682.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if it was a t-score of -.56 at 50 degrees of freedom, the p-value would have been .2889899438.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if it was a t-score of -.56 at 14 degrees of freedom, the p-value would have been .2921646403.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i used my ti-84 plus to provide these values.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are online calculators that will also do this for you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the one i've used in the past is at <a  rel=nofollow HREF= \"\" target = \"_blank\">https://stattrek.com/online-calculatorhttps://stattrek.com/online-calculator/t-distribution.aspx/t-distribution.aspx</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a display of the results from using that calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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