research hypothesis stating the treatment effect in contrast to the statement of null effect
alternative hypothesis |
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central limit theorem |
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sampling bias |
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two-tailed test |
upper probability value allowed for rejecting the null hypothesis
significance level |
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parameter |
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type 1 error |
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two-tailed test |
drawing conclusions about a population from sample data
empirical data |
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inferential statistics |
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discrete distribution |
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random sampling |
Assume that a new treatment for helping alcoholics isn't any better than an old treatment. A researcher, who doesn't know this, designs a study to compare the effectiveness of the two treatments. Based on the results of the study the researcher rejects the Null Hypothesis. What outcome has occurred?
scientific validation |
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type I error |
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type II error |
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correct rejection |
Which of the following is true if a statistical test is significant at the 0.01 level ( p<0.01)?
it is not significant at .05 level |
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it is also significant at .05 level |
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a type 2 error has occurred |
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it is also significant at the .001 level |
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