For a two-tailed test with a sample size of 40, the null hypothesis will NOT be rejected at a 5% level of significance if the test statistic is _____.
A) between -1.96 and 1.96, exclusively
B) greater than 1.96
C) less than 1.645
D) greater than -1.645

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A test statistic between -1.96 and 1.96 (exclusive) corresponds to a p-value greater than 0.05, which means we fail to reject the null hypothesis at a 5% level of significance. Therefore, this is the range of values for which the null hypothesis will not be rejected.

For a Two-Tailed Test with a Sample Size of 40