In a two-tailed t-test, the computed | t | is smaller than the critical value. What is the decision?

Repeat the test with H₀ and H₁ swapped

Sampling, Inference & the t-Test · Question 38 of 70

Question 38

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In a two-tailed t-test, the computed $\lvert t \rvert$ is smaller than the critical value. What is the decision?

Reject

H_0

Correct answerYour answerAccept

H_1

Correct answerYour answerDo not reject

H_0

Correct answerYour answerRepeat the test with

H_0

and

H_1

swappedCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

$H_0$ is rejected only when $\lvert t \rvert$ is larger than the critical value.
A smaller $\lvert t \rvert$ means the data are consistent with $H_0$ : do not reject it.

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