Failing to reject the null hypothesis when the research hypothesis is true is referred to as

A) the probability of rejection.
B) the error term.
C) a Type I error.
D) a Type II error.


Answer: D

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How has globalization contributed to the increasing inequality in American society?

A. Some companies have lowered wages to compete with companies that use cheap third world labor. B. Globalization has encouraged immigration to the United States, thus increasing the low- wage labor pool and pushing wages down. C. Labor unions have been weakened by globalization. D. All of the above. E. None of the above; inequality is NOT increasing in the United States.

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