The Level of Significance Is the

question 73

Multiple Choice

The level of significance is the

• A) maximum allowable probability of Type II error.
• B) maximum allowable probability of Type I error.
• C) same as the confidence coefficient.
• D) same as the p-value.

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Definitions:

Double-blind

A study or clinical trial design in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias.

Dependent Variable

A variable that an experimenter predicts will be affected by manipulations of the independent variable.

Experimenter's Manipulations

The deliberate changes or variations introduced by researchers in an experiment to investigate their effects on the outcome.

Extraneous Variable

Any variable that is not intentionally studied in the experiment which can affect the outcome of the research if not controlled.