Question

2. A research team hypothesizes that setting weekly scheduled online interactions versus not setting such interactions can boost the wellbeing of people who are living on their own during the stay at home order.

c. How would committing a Type II error translate to this research question? Discuss both aspects involved in the process of committing a Type II error with regards to this particular question. Your answer should look something like “A Type II error would be committed if the researchers…… but……..”. Make sure your sentence includes the phrase “setting weekly scheduled online interactions” (I want to see you think about Type II error beyond rejecting/failing to reject the null hypothesis) (1 point).

d. What would decrease the chances of committing a Type II error (I’m looking for four factors and you need to explain how these factors should be manipulated to decrease Type II error, e.g. a larger ___)? (2 points)

Answer 1

(c) A Type II error would be committed if the researchers concluded setting weekly scheduled online interactions versus not setting such interactions can not boost the wellbeing of people who are living on their own during the stay at home order but it does.

(d) One can decrease the risk of committing a type II error by ensuring your test has enough power. You can do this by ensuring your sample size is large enough to detect a practical difference when one truly exists. Another method is to choose a higher level of significance.