For a sample of 12 participants, the t = 1.965 (α = .05; two-tailed), what would be the decision about the Null hypothesis
A) The null hypothesis could neither be rejected nor accepted.
B) The null hypothesis would not be rejected.
C) The null hypothesis would be rejected.
D) The null hypothesis would need to be retested.

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The critical t-value for a two-tailed test with α = .05 and 11 degrees of freedom (df = n - 1 for a sample of 12) typically falls around 2.201. Since the calculated t-value of 1.965 is less than the critical value, there is not enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis.

For a Sample of 12 Participants, the T = 1