If an experimenter uses several t tests to compare the various group means found for a one factor between groups experiment instead of using the ANOVA, the experimenter runs a great risk of _____
a. failing to detect the effect of the treatment at all.
b. greatly reducing the power of the experiment
c. incorrectly concluding that the treatment affected the group means
d. a and b
C
There is increased probability of a Type I error. When a Type I error is made, the experimenter concludes that the independent variable had an effect when it didn't.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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