If a Study Has an Inadequate Sample Size You Increase

question 5

Multiple Choice

If a study has an inadequate sample size you increase the risk of:

• A) a type I error
• B) a type II error
• C) a small effect size
• D) a large effect size

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested in statistical hypothesis testing.

One-Tailed Test

A statistical test in which the region of rejection is on only one side of the sampling distribution, used when making a directional hypothesis about a population parameter.

Hypothesize

The process of making an educated guess or proposition that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a question, which can then be tested through experimentation or observation.