Julianne is running a testing the effectiveness of a new intervention on claustrophobia. The intervention is expensive and time-consuming to administer. Julianne wants to avoid claiming that the intervention is effective in the event that it is actually not. She would like to reduce the chances of a:

a. standard error.
b. p value misuse.
c. type I error.
d. type II error.


Ans: c. type I error.

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