Question

When the following hypotheses are being tested at a level of significance of α
  
H ₀ : μ >= 500
H _a : μ < 500
  
the null hypothesis will be rejected if the p -value is
a.< (underlined) a

b. > a

c. >a/2

d. < (underlined) 1 - a/2

Answer 1

the null hypothesis will be rejected if the p -value is :-

[ explanation:-

hypothesis:-

we will reject the null hypothesis if, p value   alpha (level of significance).

*just for your better concept :-

while taking decision about the hypothesis,you will always compare the p value with the given level of significance.the level of significance remains same for both tailed or one tailed test]

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