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Title: A child psychologist conducts a study to test whether infants born prematurely b
Post by: Hog95 on Sep 18, 2014
A child psychologist conducts a study to test whether infants born prematurely begin to walk earlier than do infants in general. Which of the following scenarios represents a Type II error?
A)   The psychologist concludes that premature infants do walk earlier than infants in general when the true situation is that they actually do not.
B)   The psychologist concludes that premature infants do walk earlier than infants in general when the true situation is that they actually do.
C)   The psychologist concludes that premature infants do not walk earlier than infants in general when the true situation is that they actually do.
D)   The psychologist concludes that premature infants do not walk earlier than infants in general when the true situation is that they actually do not.


Title: Re: A child psychologist conducts a study to test whether infants born prematurely b
Post by: padre on Sep 22, 2014
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Title: Re: A child psychologist conducts a study to test whether infants born prematurely b
Post by: Hog95 on Sep 23, 2014
Thank you so much for the reply. Your answer makes a lot of sense.