A sample of depressed clients is treated with a new medication. For the general population of people with depression, the average symptom severity score is 29. After being treated with the new drug for a month, our small sample of clients have the following symptom severity scores: 23, 33, 26, 28, 30, 26, 27, 25, and 25.

Now assume our question of interest is: Does the drug decrease symptom severity? Use the .05 (5%) level of significance.

A) Reject Null

B) Fail to Reject Null

C) Reject Research Hypothesis

D) Fail to Reject Research Hypothesis

Now assume that our question of interest is: Does the drug increase symptom severity? Use the .05 (5%) level of significance.

A) Reject Null

B) Fail to Reject Null

C) Reject Research Hypothesis

D) Fail to Reject Research Hypothesis