A researcher is testing a hypothesis of a single mean.The critical z value for $\alpha$ = .05 and a two-tailed test is +1.96.The observed z value from sample data is -1.85.The decision made by the researcher based on this information is to ___ the null hypothesis.
A)reject
B)not reject
C)redefine
D)change the alternate hypothesis into
E)restate the null hypothesis

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The observed z value (-1.85) falls within the non-rejection region (-1.96 to +1.96) which means it is not significant at alpha level .05. Therefore, the researcher should not reject the null hypothesis.

A Researcher Is Testing a Hypothesis of a Single Mean α\alphaα

A Researcher Is Testing a Hypothesis of a Single Mean $\alpha$