The question below refers to the following situation:
A researcher is interested in the relationship between political party affiliation (Democrat Or Republican) and support for a woman's right to choose (Pro-Choice). In order to do this She uses a standardized measure for determining support for Pro-Choice. The higher the Person scores on the measure, the greater is his or her support for Pro-Choice.
If the researcher fails to find a significant difference, when in fact one exists in the Population:
A)a Type 1 error has been made.
B)a Type 2 error has been made.
C)the null hypothesis was correctly rejected.
D)the research hypothesis was correctly accepted.

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The question below refers to the following situation:
A researcher is interested in the relationship between political party affiliation (Democrat Or Republican) and support for a woman's right to choose (Pro-Choice). In order to do this  She uses a standardized measure for determining support for Pro-Choice. The higher the Person scores on the measure, the greater is his or her support for Pro-Choice.
If the researcher fails to find a significant difference, when in fact one exists in the Population:
A)a Type 1 error has been made.
B)a Type 2 error has been made.
C)the null hypothesis was correctly rejected.
D)the research hypothesis was correctly accepted.

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A Type 2 error occurs when the researcher fails to reject the null hypothesis when it should be rejected, meaning they miss finding a significant difference that actually exists in the population.

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