Question 336916:  10.	Which of the following statements is correct? 
a.	 For a given level of significance, the critical value of Student's t increases as n increases. 
b.	A test statistic of t = 2.131 with d.f. = 15 leads to a clear-cut decision in a two-tailed test where α = .05 
c.	It is harder to reject the null hypothesis when conducting a two-tailed test rather than a one-tailed test.  
If we desire α = 0.10 then a p-value of 0.13 would lead us to reject the null hypothesis.
 
 
 
 Answer by stanbon(75887)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! Which of the following statements is correct? 
a. For a given level of significance, the critical value of Student's t increases as n increases. 
It increases for a left-tail test; It decreases for a right-tail test. 
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b. A test statistic of t = 2.131 with d.f. = 15 leads to a clear-cut decision in a two-tailed test where α = .05 
2*tcdf(2.131,1000,15) = 5% 
Not a clear-cut decision 
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c. It is harder to reject the null hypothesis when conducting a two-tailed test rather than a one-tailed test. 
The procedure is similar. 
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If we desire α = 0.10 then a p-value of 0.13 would lead us to reject the null hypothesis. 
No; since the p-value is greater that 10% you would fail to reject Ho. 
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Cheers, 
Stan H. 
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