Question

Suppose a researcher wants to make sure that the probability of committing a Type I error is less than 5%. How can the researcher control for this?A. Set the value for a Type II error at 0.05.
B. Set the alpha level at 0.05.
C. Place the rejection region in both tails.
D. Both setting the alpha level at 0.05 and placing the rejection region in both tails.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Set the alpha level at 0.05.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hypothesis testing is a procedure whereby a researcher determines if the null hypothesis is rejected or accepted, depending on the significant level or the alpha level. When a type I error is made, the null hypothesis is rejected even though it is correct. To solve this problem, the significant or alpha level is set to 5% or 0.05.