Multiple Choice/True False Questions

1) The alternate hypothesis claims that no difference exists between the populations being tested using random sample results from each.

True or False

2)What is the first step in the hypothesis testing procedure?

A) State the decision rule

B) State the level of significance

C) State the test statistic and statistical test

D) State the null and alternate hypothesis statements

3) The null hypothesis states that a difference exists.

True or False

4)The wording of the null hypothesis directly reflects the wording of the research question we want the statistical test to answer.

True or False

5)Comparing male and female mean salaries, assuming no difference in data set variation, requires the

A) T-test

B) F-test

C) paired T-test

D) None of the Above

6) The P-value is compared against a selected value of alpha to make a decision about the rejection of the null hypothesis.

True or False

7) Testing for mean equality between the salary and midpoint values would use the

A) T-test assuming equal variance

B) T-test not assuming equal variance

C) Paired T-test

E) We cannot compare these two measures.