Imagine That a Researcher Conducts a Study and Finds a Statistically

question 26

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a researcher conducts a study and finds a statistically significant correlation between eating pizza and aggression. However, there is no real association between eating pizza and aggression in the population. What kind of error has this researcher made?

• A) Type I
• B) Type II
• C) Type III
• D) correlational

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