Question

Suppose the critical region for a certain test of the null hypothesis is of the form F > 9.48773 and the computed value of F from the data is 1.86. Then, what can we conclude?

1) The null hypothesis should be rejected
2) The null hypothesis should be accepted
3) The computed value of F is not significant
4) The critical region is not appropriate for this test

Answer 1

The computed value of F is not greater than the critical value, so we fail to reject the null hypothesis.

Step-by-step explanation:

The critical region for the test of the null hypothesis is F > 9.48773. The computed value of F from the data is 1.86. Since the computed value of F is not greater than the critical value, we fail to reject the null hypothesis. Therefore, the correct answer is 2) The null hypothesis should be accepted.