In testing hypotheses, which of the following would be strong evidence against the null hypothesis? a. Obtaining data with a test statistic of small magnitude. b. Obtaining data with a small P-value. c. Obtaining data with a large P-value. d. Using a large level of significance, α. e. Using a small level of significance, α

In testing hypotheses, which of the following would be strong evidence against the null hypothesis? a. Obtaining data with a test statistic of small magnitude. b. Obtaining data with a small P-value. c. Obtaining data with a large P-value. d. Using a large level of significance, α. e. Using a small level of significance, α

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In testing hypotheses, which of the following would be strong evidence against the null hypothesis?
a. Obtaining data with a test statistic of small magnitude.
b. Obtaining data with a small P-value.
c. Obtaining data with a large P-value.
d. Using a large level of significance, α.
e. Using a small level of significance, α

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