Question

A researcher sets the significance level (α) at .05. If the results of the statistical analysis reveal a p-value of .022, the researcher should ___ the null hypothesis. The potential error that the researcher is making is a Type ____ error.

Answer 1

Rejecting null hypothesis.

Rational:

1. When the p value is more than 0.05 we should accept the null hypothesis and when p value is less than 0.05 means rejecting null hypothesis.

2. Here p value is 0.022, so null hypothesis is rejected.

Type 1 error:

Rational:

1. When the researcher rejecting true null hypothesis is called type 1 error.

2. Its also known as false positive finding conclusion.