When might we want to test a non-directional (two-tailed) hypothesis, as opposed to a one-tailed hypothesis?    How many different conditions are seen in a paired-samples T-test design?

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When might we want to test a non-directional (two-tailed) hypothesis, as opposed to a one-tailed hypothesis? 

 

How many different conditions are seen in a paired-samples T-test design?

 

 

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If we want to test if the population parameter is more than a particular value or variable we use a right-tailed test similarly when we want to test if the population parameter is less than a particular value or variable we use a left-tailed test.

We use a two-tailed test if we just want to test whether the population parameter is significantly different (in any direction) from a particular value or variable or not.

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