When We Fail to Reject the Null Hypothesis,we

question 21

Multiple Choice

When we fail to reject the null hypothesis,we

• A)claim that a significant difference exists between groups.
• B)have committed a Type I error.
• C)have obtained a t-value greater than our critical t-value.
• D)conclude that sampling variability is responsible for our obtained difference.
• E)have committed a Type II error.

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