In Their Survey of How Much Time Young People Spent

question 356

True/False

In their survey of how much time young people spent playing video games, psychologists Craig Anderson and Karen Dill surveyed more than 200 students taking introductory psychology classes at a large midwestern university.

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Definitions:

F Ratio

A statistical measure used in the analysis of variance (ANOVA) to determine the ratio of variance between groups to the variance within groups.

Significant

In a statistical context, denotes results that are unlikely to have occurred by chance, indicating a meaningful difference or relationship.

Type I Errors

False positive conclusions in statistical hypothesis testing, erroneously indicating that a novel effect exists.

Type II Errors

Occurs in hypothesis testing when the null hypothesis is falsely accepted, meaning that a real effect or difference is missed.