Author Question: You read that the results of a t-test was t(12) = 3.98, p >.01 . What does this mean? a. The t ... (Read 45 times)

OSWALD

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You read that the results of a t-test was t(12) = 3.98, p >.01 . What does this mean?
 
  a. The t value is 12, the degrees of freedom is 3.98, and the result would occur by chance fewer than 1 in 100 times.
  b. The t value is 3.98, the degrees of freedom is 12, and the results would occur by chance fewer than 1 in 100 times.
  c. The t value is .01, the degrees of freedom is 12, and the results would occur by chance fewer than 3.98 in 100 times.
  d. The t value is .01, the degrees of freedom is 3.98, and the results would occur by chance fewer than 12 in 100 times.

Question 2

If you hypothesized that the experimental group would perform better that the control group, the statistical test is:
 
  a. bidirectional.
  b. one-tailed.
  c. two-tailed.
  d. significant.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B



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