A research article reports that clients who received Intervention A had a 20% recidivism rate, while clients who received Intervention B had a 30% recidivism rate. What can be inferred from these statistics?

A) Intervention A is more effective than Intervention B

B) The difference in recidivism rates may have been due to chance.
C) We risk a Type II error if we conclude that Intervention A is more effective than Intervention B.
D) ?We risk a Type I error if we conclude that the difference in recidivism rates may have been due to chance.


B

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