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Hypothesis Testing

TScal — the observed (calculated) value of the test statistic.

5.2.1 · Hypothesis TestingStep 4 · Decision rule

Hypothesis Testing


Step 4 · Formulating the decision rule

TScal — the observed (calculated) value of the test statistic.

TScr — the critical value of the test statistic for the chosen significance level.

If the probability of TScal < significance level (α), then reject H₀.
or
If TScal > TScr, then reject H₀.
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