Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-What is the test statistic, $\mathrm { k }$ , if we have a small sample size and the alternative hypothesis of a one-sample sign test is $\mathrm { H } _ { 1 } : \mathrm { M } < \mathrm { M } _ { 0 }$ ?

A) $\mathrm { k }$ is the number of + signs
B) $\mathrm { k }$ is the number of - signs
C) $\mathrm { k }$ is the smaller number of either the + or - signs
D) $\mathrm { k }$ is the larger number of either the $+$ or - signs