Our Risk of a Type II Error Increases the Most

question 13

Multiple Choice

Our risk of a Type II error increases the most when:

• A)Our sample size decreases, and we select a lower significance level (such as .01).
• B)Our sample size increases, and we select a higher significance level (such as .10).
• C)Our sample size decreases, and we select a higher significance level (such as .10).
• D)Our sample size increases, and we select a lower significance level (such as .01).

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