A Type II Error Occurs When

question 14

Multiple Choice

A Type II error occurs when :

• A)We conclude that there is not an effect in the population when in fact there is.
• B)We conclude that there is an effect in the population when in fact there is not.
• C)We conclude that the test statistic is significant when in fact it is not.
• D)The data we have typed into SPSS is different from the data collected.

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Definitions:

Hypothesis Test Method

A procedure in statistics to determine whether there is enough evidence in a sample of data to conclude that a certain condition holds for the entire population.

Confidence Interval Method

A statistical technique that constructs an interval estimate of a population parameter based on sample data.

Populations

The entire collection of individuals, items, or data under study in a statistical analysis.

Sample Standard Deviations

A measure of the dispersion or variability of data points in a sample from their mean.