Consider a one-sample hypothesis test of the mean of a normal distribution. Which of the following parameters, when decreased, will increase the power of the test?

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Consider a one-sample hypothesis test of the mean of a normal distribution. Which of the following parameters, when decreased, will increase the
power of the test?
O alpha
O the absolute deviation between the null and alternate means
O none of these
O data variance
O sample size
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a one-sample hypothesis test of the mean of a normal distribution. Which of the following parameters, when decreased, will increase the power of the test? O alpha O the absolute deviation between the null and alternate means O none of these O data variance O sample size
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power of the test

type one error (α)=P(reject H0/H0 is true)type two error (β)=P(accept H0/H1 is true)power of test=1-β                    =P(reject H0/H1 is true)

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