You are ______ likely to reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is ______.
A) less; non-directional
B) equally; non-directional
C) more; non-directional
D) less; directional

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A non-directional (two-tailed) hypothesis test is more conservative than a directional (one-tailed) test because it splits the alpha level across two tails of the distribution, making it harder to reject the null hypothesis.

You Are ______ Likely to Reject the Null Hypothesis When