You Know That the Level of Significance (α) of a Test

question 156

Multiple Choice

You know that the level of significance (α) of a test is 5%, you can tell that the probability of committing a Type II error (β) is

• A) 2.5%.
• B) 95%.
• C) 97.5%.
• D) unknown.

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Definitions:

Continuous

A type of data or function that can take any value within a given range, without any breaks or discrete jumps.

Categorical

Refers to data or variables that represent categories, such as 'gender' or 'type of car', where the categories do not have a natural order.

Correlation Coefficient

A numerical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together.

Independent Variable

An independent variable is the condition or factor that is manipulated by a researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.