Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. In SPSS, the dependent variable is designated as the “grouping variable” in the t test.
2. In SPSS, if a researcher or student mistakenly used a dependent samples t test when an independent samples test was more appropriate, the software would alert the individual to the mistake with a standard error message.
3. In a t test, the population symbols are used in the H0 and H1 instead of the sample symbols because the goal is to make a statement about the relationship, or lack thereof, between two variables in the population.
4. A t test with the alternative hypothesis H1: µ1 ? µ2 would be a one-tailed test.


1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False

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