Introductory Statistics (10th Edition)
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Chapter 9.3, Problem 52E
The P-value for a hypothesis test is 0.083. For each of the following significance levels, decide whether the null hypothesis should be rejected.
a. α = 0.05
b. α = 0.10
c. α = 0.06
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