Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileInferential_Statistics_uu-Two-sided-hypothesis-800-en_uu-Two-sided-hypothesis-800-en
    nameuu-Two-sided-hypothesis-800-nl.Rmd
    sectionInferential Statistics/NHST/Hypothesis/Two sided hypothesis
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE
    TypeConceptual
    ProgramSPSS
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy

    Question

    Reported observed significance values in SPSS (denoted “Sig.” in SPSS, otherwise often referred to as the “p-value”) are by default based on the assumption that a two-tailed test is performed. To convert the two-tailed observed significance value to the value for a one-tailed test situation, one should …


    1. FALSE: double the observed significance value (p-value).
    2. TRUE: halve the observed significance value (p-value).
    3. FALSE: double the test statistic’s critical value.
    4. FALSE: halve the test statistic’s critical value.

    1. This answer is incorrect.
    2. This answer is correct.
    3. This answer is incorrect.
    4. This answer is incorrect.