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. What is the relationship between the probability of values occurring in a normal distribution and distance from the mean?

The further away from the center a value is, the less likely it is to occur. correct incorrect

The further away from the center a value is, the more likely it is to occur. correct incorrect

All values are equally likely to occur regardless of distance from the mean if you use random sampling. correct incorrect

There is no relationship between values in a normal distribution and distance from the mean. correct incorrect

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. The z-score that corresponds to the outer 5% of the sampling distribution of means for a directional hypothesis predicting that the independent variable will decrease scores is...

+ 1.65 or -1.65 correct incorrect

-1.65 only correct incorrect

+1.65 only correct incorrect

0.05 correct incorrect

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. Type II error is...

Rejecting a null when it is true correct incorrect

Rejecting an alternative hypothesis when it is true correct incorrect

Failing to reject an alternative hypothesis when the null hypothesis is true correct incorrect

Failing to reject a null when the alternative hypothesis is true correct incorrect

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. Increasing the sample size of an experiment will...

Increase Type I error correct incorrect

Keep Type I error the same correct incorrect

Decrease Type I error correct incorrect

Decrease the alpha level correct incorrect

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. Penny wants to reduce the chances that she will miss a real effect in her experiment. Penny is trying to reduce:

Type I error correct incorrect

Type II error correct incorrect

The alpha level correct incorrect

The sample size correct incorrect