When conducting a hypothesis test, what would it mean if the researcher obtains a negative test statistic?   The sample is too small. It’s very unlikely the results would have occurred just by chance alone. The sample statistic is smaller than the claimed population parameter. A mistake was made in terms of calculating the test statistic. The sample statistic is larger than the claimed population parameter.

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Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory
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When conducting a hypothesis test, what would it mean if the researcher obtains a negative test statistic?

 

  1. The sample is too small.
  2. It’s very unlikely the results would have occurred just by chance alone.
  3. The sample statistic is smaller than the claimed population parameter.
  4. A mistake was made in terms of calculating the test statistic.
  5. The sample statistic is larger than the claimed population parameter.
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