The _____ the value of t, the more likely it is that the ...

[schs14]

The _____ the value of t, the more likely it is that the independent variable had an effect.
 
  a. larger c. the value of t is not important
  b. smaller d. closer the value of d is to

Question 2

If the results of an experiment are in the direction opposite to the direction specified in a directional alternative hypothesis, the experimenter must
 
  a. give up and begin the whole experiment again, this time with a new hypothesis
  b. pretend it didn't happen and insist that the alternative hypothesis was in the other direction
  c. alter the numbers so the test comes out in the desired direction
  d. evaluate a second, post hoc, two-tailed hypothesis

[yotaSR5]

Answer to Question 1

A
The larger the difference between the means, the large t will be, and the more likely it is that the independent variable caused the difference.

Answer to Question 2

D