A Researcher Is Interested in the Academic Performance Differences Between

question 16

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in the academic performance differences between individuals using an optimistic versus a pessimistic approach to their studies.If the researcher fails to find a significant difference, when in fact one exists in the population:

• A)the null hypothesis was correctly accepted.
• B)the research hypothesis was correctly accepted.
• C)the null hypothesis was correctly rejected.
• D)a Type 2 error has been made.
• E)a Type 1 error has been made.

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