Applying Statistical Inference: an Example Donovan Conducted an Experiment to Test

question 6

Multiple Choice

Applying Statistical Inference: An Example Donovan conducted an experiment to test the hypothesis that subjects learn words with positive connotations more quickly than words with negative connotations.Although the experimental manipulation produced a real effect, there was so much variability among subject responses that Donovan decided he could not reject the null hypothesis.Donovan's decision illustrates

• A)experimental error.
• B)measurement error.
• C)Type 1 error.
• D)Type 2 error.

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