If a researcher were to conduct 100 experiments, and in each case the null hypothesis were rejected at an alpha of .05, then
a. chances are that 5% of the decisions were incorrect
b. chances are that 95% of the decisions were incorrect
c. chances are that less than 5% of the decisions were correct
d. none of these, since null can never be rejected 100 times in a row
a
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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