In a study to examine motivational techniques to help adolescent smokers to quit smoking, the null hypothesis states that the intervention will have no effect on this population. The researcher establishes a level of significance of 0.01
When analyzing the data, the researcher concludes that there is a significant difference between subjects receiving the intervention and those who do not. In this study, a Type I error means there is a:
a. 1% chance that the conclusion is wrong.
b. 1% chance that the conclusion is correct.
c. 99% chance that the conclusion is wrong.
d. 99% chance that the null hypothesis is correct.
ANS: A
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