You have run a statistic and the plevel of the result is p

You have run a statistic and the p-level of the result is p<.17 Which of the following decisions should you make?

1. Accept the null hypothesis

2. Reject the Null Hypothesis

3. Accept the alternate hypothesis

Solution

DEPENDS OF THE SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL

IF WE HAVE SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL OF 0.05

WE WILL SAY THAT AS P VALUE IS GREATER THAN 0.05 WE FAIL TO REJECT HO ( ACCEPT THE NULL HYPOTHESIS)

IF P VALUE IS LESS THAN 0.05 WE REJECT HO

FOR THIS CASE

P VALUE IS LESS THAN 0.17 , SO WE WILL ACCEPT THE NULL HYPOTHESIS