In a Hypothesis Test, Which of the Following Will Cause $\beta$

question 36

Multiple Choice

In a hypothesis test, which of the following will cause a decrease in $\beta$ , the probability of making a type II error?

A: Increasing $\alpha$ while keeping the sample size $n$ , fixed
B: Increasing the sample size $n$ , while keeping $\alpha$ fixed
$\mathrm { C }$ : Decreasing $\alpha$ while keeping the sample size $n$ , fixed
D: Decreasing the sample size $n$ , while keeping $\alpha$ fixed

• A) A and D
• B) A and B
• C) C and D
• D) B and C

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