When the Independent T Is Used on Data Which Are

question 100

Multiple Choice

When the independent t is used on data which are really correlated, there is an increased likelihood of

• A) rejecting Ho
• B) failing to reject Ho
• C) committing the Type 1 error
• D) none of these

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Definitions:

Standard Normal Random Variable

A normal distribution with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, used in statistical analysis.

P

In statistics, typically refers to the p-value, which measures the probability of observing a statistical summary as extreme as the one observed, under the null hypothesis.

Normal Random Variable

A variable that follows a normal distribution in its value distribution.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how spread out the numbers are from the mean.