You Dip Your Finger Repeatedly into Water and Make Waves

question 45

Multiple Choice

You dip your finger repeatedly into water and make waves. If you dip your finger more frequently, the wavelength of the waves

• A) lengthens.
• B) shortens.
• C) stays the same.

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Definitions:

Type II Error

The error that occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected, also known as a false negative.

P Value

In hypothesis testing, the probability that the observed data (or a more extreme) would occur if the null hypothesis were true.

Hypothesized Reason

A proposed explanation based on limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation or experiment.

Significance

The degree to which a result, difference, or relationship in data is not likely to occur by random chance.