A clinical psychologist is interested in whether a new therapy decreases feelings of depression. What type...
A clinical psychologist is interested in whether a new therapy decreases feelings of depression. What type of hypothesis test would they use?
A. One-tailed because the study only looks at the effect of the therapy and doesnt consider other factors.
B. Two-tailed because the study will have to include people who do and do not receive the therapy.
C.Two-tailed because no direction of observed difference has been predicted.
D. One-tailed because the study of is only interested in whether the treatment decreases depression
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