Conventional Levels of Significance Have Been Set at 5% and 1

question 17

Multiple Choice

Conventional levels of significance have been set at 5% and 1% in order to:

• A)maximally protect against Type I error
• B)maximally protect against Type II error
• C)compromise between the risk of a Type I and Type II error
• D)none of the above; these levels were set historically in an arbitrary way without regard to issues associated with Type I or Type II error

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