If a Test of Hypothesis Has a Type I Error

question 131

Multiple Choice

If a test of hypothesis has a Type I error probability (α) of 0.01,it means that

• A)if the null hypothesis is true,you don't reject it 1% of the time.
• B)if the null hypothesis is true,you reject it 1% of the time.
• C)if the null hypothesis is false,you don't reject it 1% of the time.
• D)if the null hypothesis is false,you reject it 1% of the time.

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Definitions:

Conformity

A change in behavior due to explicit or implicit social pressure.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the influence of personality or dispositional factors on an individual's behavior while underestimating the influence of situational factors.

Dispositional Causes

Factors related to an individual's personality or internal characteristics that are thought to cause their behavior.

Situational Causes

Factors or circumstances outside the individual that are attributed to affecting behavior.