In a significance test, if α is less than the p-value,_________________.     a)  accept the alternative hypothesis.   b)  reject the alternative hypothesis.     c)  fail to reject the null hypothesis.   d)  run the test again because a type I error has been made.   e)  standard error

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In a significance test, if α is less than the p-value,_________________.

 
 

a) 

accept the alternative hypothesis.

 

b) 

reject the alternative hypothesis.  

 

c) 

fail to reject the null hypothesis.

 

d) 

run the test again because a type I error has been made.

 

e) 

standard error

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P-value:

P-value is defined as the probability of obtaining a result at least as extreme as the observed value, given that the null hypothesis, H0 is true. The test is said to be statistically significant, when P-value<α, for level of significance α.

Smaller the significance level, a will have less chance to reject the null hypothesis.

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