Explain a Type II error.

What will be an ideal response?


A Type II error is an error in reasoning that occurs when we fail to claim that something is significant when it really is significant.

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a. Can be statistically significant with very large sample sizes. b. Are more likely to be statistically significant with smaller sample sizes. c. Are never statistically significant. d. None of these

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Which of the following were not covered under the public assistance of the Social Security

Act? A) The blind B) The unemployed C) The aged D) Dependent children

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The process by which a researcher defines specifically what he or she means when using a concept is known as:

a. Conceptualization b. Operationalization c. Generalization d. Reliability e. Specification

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The four types of issues that prevent adequate family functioning include all EXCEPT

a. failure to complete basic tasks b. failure to adapt to changes brought on by developmental tasks c. failure to deal with crises d. failure to protect nuclear family values

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