A researcher reports the following result for a lower-tail critical test at a .05 level of significance,t(40)= 3.212,and accurately concludes that this result is significant.

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For a lower-tail test at a .05 significance level, the critical t-value would be negative. A positive t-value like 3.212 would not fall in the critical region for a lower-tail test, so the result is not significant.

A Researcher Reports the Following Result for a Lower-Tail Critical