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09madisonrousseau09

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on: Jul 8, 2018
A researcher is attempting to reduce error so nurses can have confidence in inferring findings to another practice setting by avoiding a type I error. What occurs in a type I error?
 
  a. The null hypothesis is accepted when it should have been rejected.
  b. The null hypothesis is rejected when it should have been accepted.
  c. The research hypothesis is accepted when it should have been rejected.
  d. The research hypothesis is rejected when it should have been accepted.

Question 2

When researchers accept the null hypothesis when it should have been rejected, this is an occurrence of
 
  a. hypothesis error.
  b. sampling error.
  c. type I error.
  d. type II error.


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vseab

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b. The null hypothesis is rejected when it should have been accepted.

Answer to Question 2

d. type II error.


09madisonrousseau09

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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