Question

Identify which of the following steps would not be included in hypothesis testing. 1. Obtain the probability value using a computer program such as SPSS 2. State the null and alternative hypotheses 3. Compare the probability value to the significance level and make the statistical decision 4. Set the significance level before the research study 5. Eliminate all outliers

Answer 1

The five steps are specify null hypothesis, specify alternative hypothesis, set significance level, calculate corresponding p value and test statistics, and finally draw a conclusion.

Hence from the above options, the first one cannot be a step under the hypothesis testing. Therefore the odd one out from the list is option 1.

Answer 2

Correct Answer is:   Eliminate all outliers