Problems with Instructions Instruction Manuals That Use Terms That Are

question 33

Multiple Choice

Problems with instructions Instruction manuals that use terms that are ________ are particularly challenging for older adults.

• A)specific
• B)concrete
• C)vague
• D)well-defined

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Definitions:

Chance

The occurrence and development of events in the absence of any obvious intention or cause.

Controlled Error

Error that is managed or regulated within an experiment to ensure it does not affect the validity of the results.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis; it defines the boundary for the region of rejection.

Power

The probability that a statistical test will correctly reject a false null hypothesis, effectively detecting an actual effect.