features of science Flashcards

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type 1 error

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incorrect rejection of a null hypothesis which is actually true

researchers claim to have found a significant difference when there actually isnt any

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type 2 error

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failure to reject null hypothesis that is false

researchers claim that there is no significant difference when there actually is one

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