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Chapter 10: Problem 48

Give as much information as you can about the \(P\) -value of a \(t\) test in each of the following situations: a. Two-tailed test, \(\mathrm{df}=9, t=0.73\) b. Upper-tailed test, \(\mathrm{df}=10, t=-0.5\) c. Lower-tailed test, \(n=20, t=-2.1\) d. Lower-tailed test, \(n=20, t=-5.1\) e. Two-tailed test, \(n=40, t=1.7\)

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a. Do not reject the null hypothesis. b. Do not reject the null hypothesis. c. Reject the null hypothesis. d. Strongly reject the null hypothesis. e. Do not reject the null hypothesis.

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Analyzing the first case

For a two-tailed test with degree of freedom 9, and a t-value 0.73, the P-value is obtained by looking at a t-value table. In this case, P-value is more than 0.05 (common threshold), which means we do not reject the null hypothesis.
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Analyzing the second case

For an upper-tailed test with a degree of freedom 10, and a t-value -0.5, the P-value is again obtained by looking at a t-value table. Here, the P-value is again more than 0.05, so we still do not reject the null hypothesis.
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Analyzing the third case

For a lower-tailed test with sample size 20 (thus, degree of freedom 19), and a t-value -2.1, by consulting a t-distribution table, we find that the P-value less than 0.05, hence we reject the null hypothesis.
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Analyzing the fourth case

For a lower-tailed test with a sample size 20 and a t-value -5.1, the P-value is significantly less than 0.05, rendered almost zero. So, in this case, we strongly reject the null hypothesis.
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Analyzing the last case

For a two-tailed test with a sample size 40 and a t-value 1.7, the P-value is more than 0.05. Hence, we do not reject the null hypothesis in this case as well.

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