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Inferential testing (A-level only)

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Question 61

In the context of statistical hypothesis testing:

a.

State what is meant by a Type I error.

[1]
b.

A clinical trial for a new therapeutic treatment chooses to use a 1% level of significance instead of the conventional 5% level of significance.

Explain the effect of this decision on the probability of committing: (i) a Type I error, (ii) a Type II error.

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Inferential testing (A-level only) Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Inferential testing (A-level only)

121 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Inferential testing (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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