The area in the tails of the comparison distribution in which the null hypothesis can be rejected is called the _____.
A) critical value
B) cutoff
C) p level
D) critical region

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The critical region is the area in the tails of the distribution that corresponds to the level of significance (alpha) set for the test. This is where the null hypothesis can be rejected in favor of the alternative hypothesis. The critical value is a specific value that separates the critical region from the non-critical region, and the cutoff is another term for the critical value. The p-level is the probability of obtaining a test statistic as extreme or more extreme than the one observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true.

The Area in the Tails of the Comparison Distribution in Which