What Is the Effect of Decreasing the Alpha Level (For

question 71

Multiple Choice

What is the effect of decreasing the alpha level (for example,from α = .05 to α = .01) ?

• A)It decreases the probability of a Type I error.
• B)It decreases the size of the critical region.
• C)It decreases the probability that the sample will fall into the critical region.
• D)All of the other options are results of decreasing alpha.

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