Rich Performed a Two-Tailed Test for an Experiment in Which

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Essay

Rich performed a two-tailed test for an experiment in which n=20.He could not find his t critical values table but he remembered the t_cv at df = 15.He decided to compare his t_obt to this t_cv.Is he more likely to make a Type I or a Type II error in this situation?

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