According to One Study, the More Hours Students Spend Watching

question 162

Multiple Choice

According to one study, the more hours students spend watching television, the lower their grades in school. This relationship is an example of

• A) an illusory correlation.
• B) a positive correlation.
• C) a zero correlation.
• D) a negative correlation.

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Definitions:

Level of Significance

A threshold in hypothesis testing that determines the probability at which the null hypothesis is rejected.

Type I Error

The incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive," indicating a test's incorrect indication of a significant effect.

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