Probability And Significant Flashcards

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At what percentage is probability of results not due to do chance

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P<0.05

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When do we accept null hypotheses

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When results are not significant and results due to chance

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3
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When do we reject null hypnosis

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Results are significant and not due to chance

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Type 1 error

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  • When researchers accept alternative hypothesis (reject null) in error
  • data collected has passed the level of significance but the findings where actually due to chance variation
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Type 2 error

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  • miss something significant thats is actually happening and assume findings are due to chance
  • Researcher accepts null hypothesis and reject the alternate hypothesis
  • data collected has not passed the level of significance
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