Test Yourself

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1. If you have "cried wolf" when there really was no real effect, you have made a
2. What would be most like a Type 1 error?
3. By controlling extraneous variables, you can greatly reduce the chances of making a Type 1 error.
4. If you use a p <.05 significance level, you are taking a less than 5% risk of making a Type 1 error.
5. If you obtain statistically significant results in a well-designed experiment, you may have made a Type 1 error.
6. You will reduce your risk of making statistical errors by using a p < .0001 significance level rather than a p < .05 level.
7. Which would be most like a Type 2 error?
8. If you reduce your risk of making a Type 2 error, you will also increase your power to find statistically significant effects.
9. Beginning researchers are more likely to make
10. Which experiment would probably be more powerful?
11. Which experiment would probably be more powerful?




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