Question

If the calculated value of any test statistic does not lie in the rejection region, the decision that should be reached is:

reject the null hypothesis

accept the alternative hypothesis

do not reject the null hypothesis

do not reject the alternative hypothesis

Answer 1

If the test statistic value falls inside the rejection region means reject the null hypotheses ,

and the test statistic value falls outside the rejection region do not reject the null hypotheses .

in the given statement  the test statistic value does not lie in the rejection region ,   option (iii) is correct

and the correct answer is: [do not reject the null hypotheses]