Tom Is an Undergraduate Psychology Major

question 65

Multiple Choice

Tom is an undergraduate psychology major.He is conducting his first experiment and wants to know when he should determine the alpha level.What would you recommend to Tom?

• A)Tom, the alpha level should be determined by your teacher.
• B)Tom, the alpha level should be set prior to the experiment.
• C)Tom, the alpha level should be set after you have collected data and examined the means.
• D)Tom, the field of psychology determines the alpha level for all experiments.

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