In making the decision to reject the null hypothesis, what would happen if you were to change α from .05 to .01?
A) You would be less likely to reject the null hypothesis.
B) Your sample would get smaller.
C) The region of rejection would get larger.
D) You would be more likely to reject the null hypothesis.

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Lowering α from .05 to .01 decreases the probability of making a Type I error (falsely rejecting the null hypothesis), making it more stringent and thus less likely to reject the null hypothesis unless the evidence against it is stronger.

In Making the Decision to Reject the Null Hypothesis, What