In testing for the equality of means from two independent populations,if the hypothesis of equal population means is rejected at α = .01,it will __________ be rejected at α = .05.
A)Always
B)Sometimes
C)Never

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If the hypothesis of equal population means is rejected at α = .01, it means there is strong evidence to suggest that the population means are different. Therefore, at a higher level of significance (α = .05), the hypothesis of equal means is still likely to be rejected. This is because α = .05 is a less strict criterion than α = .01, and any significant result found at α = .01 would also be significant at α = .05.

In Testing for the Equality of Means from Two Independent