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What is the rejection region in a one-tailed hypothesis test with a significance level of 0.05?

A) the upper 5% of the distribution
B) the lower 5% of the distribution
C) the upper 2.5% of the distribution
D) the lower 2.5% of the distribution

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Explanation:

In a one-tailed hypothesis test with a significance level of 0.05, the rejection region depends on the specific alternative hypothesis being tested.

If the alternative hypothesis is one-tailed and states a direction of effect (e.g., greater than or less than), the rejection region will be either in the upper or lower tail of the distribution, but not both.

For a one-tailed hypothesis test with a significance level of 0.05, the rejection region will be either the upper 5% of the distribution or the lower 5% of the distribution, depending on the direction of the alternative hypothesis.

So, the correct answer is:

A) the upper 5% of the distribution if the alternative hypothesis is stating a greater-than effect.

or

B) the lower 5% of the distribution if the alternative hypothesis is stating a less-than effect

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