Darlene Concludes in Her Thesis That There Are Significant Differences

question 60

Multiple Choice

Darlene concludes in her thesis that there are significant differences in reading motivation between those children whose parents read to them daily and those who did not. There were, however, no actual differences between these groups. Darlene's conclusion represents

• A) a Type I error.
• B) a Type II error
• C) both a Type I and Type II error.
• D) neither a Type I or Type II error.

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