A Researcher Who Fails to Reject the Null Hypothesis When

question 92

Multiple Choice

A researcher who fails to reject the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is in fact false has:

• A) made a Type II error.
• B) made a Type I error.
• C) made an illusory correlation.
• D) fallen prey to the confirmation bias.

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