Imagine That a Researcher Conducts a Study and Fails to Find

question 90

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a researcher conducts a study and fails to find a statistically significant correlation between exercise and weight loss. However, there is a real association between exercise and weight loss 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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