Questions

1 A one tailed test will test:
A) If the mean is greater than x
B) If the mean is significantly greater than x and if the mean is significantly less than x
C) Either if the mean is signigicantly greater than x or if the mean is significantly less than x, but not both
D) If the mean is equal to x

 

2 The decision to use a one tailed test or a two tailed test depends:
A) On the number of the experiments to be carried out
B) On what one attempts to demonstrate
C) What kind of experiment will be done
D) The data gathered for the experiment

 

3 The p value is sometimes called:
A) The n value
B) The c value
C) The observed significance level
D) The variance

 

4 There are a number of ways of using p value to arrive at a conclusion. Basically there are:
A) 4 ways
B) One way
C) 2 ways
D) 3 ways

 

5 When constructing a confidence interval for the mean (u) using a small sample we use:
A) The normal distribution
B) The F distribution
C) The t-distribution
D) The skewed distribution