A researcher performed a t test of the null hypothesis that two means are equal. He stated

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A researcher performed a t test of the null hypothesis that two means are equal. He stated that he chose an alternative hypothesis of HA: µ1 > µ2 because he observed 1 > y2.
(a) Explain what is wrong with this procedure and why it is wrong.
(b) Suppose he reported t = 1.97 on 25 degrees of freedom and a P-value of 0.03. What is the proper P-value? Why?
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Statistics For The Life Sciences

ISBN: 9780321989581

5th Edition

Authors: Myra Samuels, Jeffrey Witmer, Andrew Schaffner

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