Steps in Hypothesis Testing

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  1. You want to select the alpha level before you calculate the probability value. You compare your probability value to your previously-selected alpha level when deciding whether or not you can reject the null hypothesis.

  2. Researchers generally specify a null hypothesis that is the opposite of what they are predicting. Getting a p value lower than the alpha level allows you to reject the null hypothesis, but getting a p value greater than the alpha level does not prove that the null hypothesis is true.