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A Researcher Designs a Study to Measure the Effect on Patient

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A researcher designs a study to measure the effect on patient satisfaction of the nurse stating to the patient at least once a day, "You're a good person." The researcher sets the alpha (Type I error) for the study at p < 0.10 because the intervention costs nothing, it needs very little time to enact, and it is harmless. If the alpha is set at 0.10, what is the effect on the beta [ β\beta ], and on Type II error?


A) Beta [ β\beta ] stays the same.
B) Type II error becomes less likely.
C) Type II error becomes more likely.
D) Beta [ β\beta ] decreases.
E) Beta [ β\beta ] increases as well.
F) Type II error stays the same.

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