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What does the sampling distribution show?
What does the sampling distribution show?
- The probability of obtaining a specific correlation (correct)
- The distribution of sample means
- The most likely correlations to be found
- The range of correlations in the population
What is the purpose of testing the null hypothesis using sampling distributions?
What is the purpose of testing the null hypothesis using sampling distributions?
- To determine the likelihood of obtaining a particular test statistic (correct)
- To prove the null hypothesis true
- To estimate the population correlation
- To validate the alternative hypothesis
What does setting α to p = .05 signify?
What does setting α to p = .05 signify?
- Rejecting the null hypothesis 5% of the time
- Ensuring a 95% confidence level
- Accepting a 5% chance of Type I Error (correct)
- Accepting the alternative hypothesis 5% of the time
What is a Type I Error?
What is a Type I Error?
What does sampling error result from?
What does sampling error result from?
How does the sampling distribution relate to testing the null hypothesis?
How does the sampling distribution relate to testing the null hypothesis?
What is the purpose of setting α to a specific value?
What is the purpose of setting α to a specific value?
What is the consequence of a Type II Error?
What is the consequence of a Type II Error?
What is the relationship between sampling error and false positives or false negatives?
What is the relationship between sampling error and false positives or false negatives?
How does the sampling distribution help in understanding the population correlation?
How does the sampling distribution help in understanding the population correlation?
What is the significance of obtaining a specific test statistic?
What is the significance of obtaining a specific test statistic?
How does setting α to p = .05 affect the likelihood of Type I Error?
How does setting α to p = .05 affect the likelihood of Type I Error?
What is one reason for the replication crisis in psychology?
What is one reason for the replication crisis in psychology?
Why is it hard to get a study with null results published?
Why is it hard to get a study with null results published?
What does including effect sizes when reporting findings help with?
What does including effect sizes when reporting findings help with?
What do r-values and R2 values help to interpret?
What do r-values and R2 values help to interpret?
Why is it suggested to report whole p-values instead of just the alpha criterion?
Why is it suggested to report whole p-values instead of just the alpha criterion?
What happens if data violate the assumptions of parametric tests?
What happens if data violate the assumptions of parametric tests?
What is the purpose of applying a correction to p-values when making multiple comparisons?
What is the purpose of applying a correction to p-values when making multiple comparisons?
Which correction method involves multiplying the p-values by the number of comparisons being made?
Which correction method involves multiplying the p-values by the number of comparisons being made?
What is the preferred approach for applying corrections to p-values when making multiple comparisons?
What is the preferred approach for applying corrections to p-values when making multiple comparisons?
What is the purpose of setting an alpha criterion in statistical testing?
What is the purpose of setting an alpha criterion in statistical testing?
What does a Cohen’s d measure in the context of t-tests?
What does a Cohen’s d measure in the context of t-tests?
What is the purpose of including effect sizes when reporting findings?
What is the purpose of including effect sizes when reporting findings?
When setting an alpha criterion at $0.05$, what is the chance of observing a false positive?
When setting an alpha criterion at $0.05$, what is the chance of observing a false positive?
What is one reason for the replication crisis in psychology?
What is one reason for the replication crisis in psychology?
What type of error has a better chance of getting published than a correct rejection?
What type of error has a better chance of getting published than a correct rejection?
What is recommended to improve the overall reliability of psychological research?
What is recommended to improve the overall reliability of psychological research?
What can tell us about the relative strength of the effect observed in a study?
What can tell us about the relative strength of the effect observed in a study?
What is a measure of the difference between two means expressed in standard deviations?
What is a measure of the difference between two means expressed in standard deviations?
What is recommended when reporting p-values?
What is recommended when reporting p-values?
What type of tests rely upon assumptions about the properties of distributions such as normality and homogeneity of variance?
What type of tests rely upon assumptions about the properties of distributions such as normality and homogeneity of variance?
What should be applied when making multiple comparisons to account for the increased probability of false positives?
What should be applied when making multiple comparisons to account for the increased probability of false positives?
What does the Holm correction do when applied to p-values?
What does the Holm correction do when applied to p-values?
What happens to the probability of observing a false positive when multiple tests are conducted without applying corrections?
What happens to the probability of observing a false positive when multiple tests are conducted without applying corrections?
What is a potential consequence of not employing appropriate analyses when data violate assumptions?
What is a potential consequence of not employing appropriate analyses when data violate assumptions?
What does setting α to p = .05 signify?
What does setting α to p = .05 signify?
What is the significance of obtaining a specific test statistic?
What is the significance of obtaining a specific test statistic?
What type of error has a better chance of getting published than a correct rejection?
What type of error has a better chance of getting published than a correct rejection?
What is the relationship between sampling error and false positives or false negatives?
What is the relationship between sampling error and false positives or false negatives?
What is the purpose of including effect sizes when reporting findings?
What is the purpose of including effect sizes when reporting findings?
What is the purpose of testing the null hypothesis using sampling distributions?
What is the purpose of testing the null hypothesis using sampling distributions?
What is one reason for the replication crisis in psychology?
What is one reason for the replication crisis in psychology?
What happens to the probability of observing a false positive when multiple tests are conducted without applying corrections?
What happens to the probability of observing a false positive when multiple tests are conducted without applying corrections?
What is a Type I Error?
What is a Type I Error?
What is the consequence of a Type II Error?
What is the consequence of a Type II Error?
What does the sampling distribution show?
What does the sampling distribution show?
What is a potential consequence of not employing appropriate analyses when data violate assumptions?
What is a potential consequence of not employing appropriate analyses when data violate assumptions?
