Suppose you conduct a study in which you set the significance level cutoff at a lenient probability level, such as 15%. In this case, you would have a 15% chance of making a:
A)Type I error
B)Type II error
C)Type III error
D)computational error

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A lenient significance level cutoff increases the likelihood of falsely rejecting a true null hypothesis, which is a Type I error. This means that you would be more likely to mistakenly conclude that there is a significant effect or difference when there really isn't one.

Suppose You Conduct a Study in Which You Set the Significance