Which of the Following Is NOT a Testable Hypothesis

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a testable hypothesis?

• A) People smile more when they are lying than when they are telling the truth.
• B) Refusing to help someone in need is morally wrong.
• C) Stereotypes are more likely to impact judgments when people are tired.
• D) Women tend to have more opposite-sex friends than men.

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Definitions:

Type II Error

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

Not Guilty

A legal declaration that a defendant has not been proven to have committed the charges against them beyond a reasonable doubt.

Hypothesis Test

A method in statistics to determine whether there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition is true for the entire population.

P-Value

The probability of observing test results at least as extreme as the results actually observed, assuming that the null hypothesis is correct.