A researcher reports a significant correlation using an alpha level of .01.In this situation,the probability that the researcher is making a ____. A)Type I error is p .01 B)Type I error is p .01 D)Type II error is p

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A researcher reports a significant correlation using an alpha level of .01.In this situation,the probability that the researcher is making a ____. A)Type I error is p > .01 B)Type I error is p < .01 C)Type II error is p > .01 D)Type II error is p < .01.

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The alpha level of .01 indicates that the probability of making a Type I error, which is rejecting a true null hypothesis, is less than 0.01.

A Researcher Reports a Significant Correlation Using an Alpha Level