If a Research Study Concludes That a New Computer-Based Reading

question 38

Multiple Choice

If a research study concludes that a new computer-based reading program teaches students how to read more quickly than the old method

• A) a Type I error could have occurred.
• B) a Type II error could have occurred.
• C) both errors could have occurred.
• D) neither error could have occurred.

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