A researcher conducts a repeated-measures study to evaluate a treatment with a sample of n = 16 participants and obtains a t statistic of t = 1.94.The treatment is expected to increase scores and the sample mean shows an increase.What is the correct decision for a hypothesis test using α = .05?
A)Reject the null hypothesis with a one-tailed test but fail to reject with two tails.
B)Reject the null hypothesis with either a one-tailed or a two-tailed test.
C)Fail to reject the null hypothesis with either a one-tailed or a two-tailed test.
D)Fail to reject the null hypothesis with a one-tailed test but reject with two tails.

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A researcher conducts a repeated-measures study to evaluate a treatment with a sample of n = 16 participants and obtains a t statistic of t = 1.94.The treatment is expected to increase scores and the sample mean shows an increase.What is the correct decision for a hypothesis test using α = .05?​
A)​Reject the null hypothesis with a one-tailed test but fail to reject with two tails.
B)​Reject the null hypothesis with either a one-tailed or a two-tailed test.
C)​Fail to reject the null hypothesis with either a one-tailed or a two-tailed test.
D)​Fail to reject the null hypothesis with a one-tailed test but reject with two tails.

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The Answer is A

A Researcher Conducts a Repeated-Measures Study to Evaluate a Treatment