If other factors are held constant,what is the effect of increasing the sample variance? A)It will increase the estimated standard error and increase the likelihood of rejecting H₀. B)It will increase the estimated standard error and decrease the likelihood of rejecting H₀. C)It will decrease the estimated standard error and increase the likelihood of rejecting H₀. D)It will decrease the estimated standard error and decrease the likelihood of rejecting H₀.

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Increasing the sample variance increases the estimated standard error, which makes the test statistic smaller in absolute value, thus decreasing the likelihood of rejecting the null hypothesis (H0).

If Other Factors Are Held Constant,what Is the Effect of Increasing