If the calculated value of a z-statistic ______ the critical value, you would say ______. A) does not exceed; p .05

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If the calculated value of a z-statistic ______ the critical value, you would say ______. A) does not exceed; p < .01 B) does not exceed; p < .05 C) does not exceed; p > .05 D) exceeds; p > .05

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If the calculated value of a z-statistic does not exceed the critical value, it means that the difference between the sample mean and the population mean is not statistically significant at the 0.05 level (p > .05). This means that we fail to reject the null hypothesis, which states that there is no significant difference between the population mean and the sample mean.

If the Calculated Value of a Z-Statistic ______ the Critical