Asked by thomas hennessy on Jun 05, 2024
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Why wouldn't a researcher set the confidence level at .0001,since it's better than .05 and even better than .01?
Confidence Level
A measure of how certain one can be about the accuracy of the results obtained from a statistical test, often expressed as a percentage like 95% or 99%.
- Understand the considerations and implications of setting different confidence levels in research.
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Prudence MaimboJun 08, 2024
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A researcher would not set the Type I level at .0001 because it is too small.It suggests that there is a 1 in 10,000 chance (a really small risk)that you will reject the null hypothesis (that there are no differences)when it is actually true.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the considerations and implications of setting different confidence levels in research.
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