A Researcher Evaluates a Treatment Effect Using a One-Tailed Hypothesis

Multiple Choice

A researcher evaluates a treatment effect using a one-tailed hypothesis test with α = .05,and the decision is to reject the null hypothesis.If the researcher switched to a two-tailed test using the same sample,what decision would be made?

A) Definitely reject the null hypothesis with either α = .05 or with α = .01
B) Definitely reject the null hypothesis with α = .05 and maybe reject with α = .01
C) Might reject the null hypothesis with α = .05 but might not
D) Definitely fail to reject the null hypothesis with either α = .05 or with α = .01