If you were part of a study and conducted a t-test on three different groups to assess differences in values, what is a risk involved in your analysis?
A) Falsely accepting the null hypothesis
B) Falsely rejecting the null hypothesis
C) Decreasing the alpha value
D) Having to run more tests

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Conducting multiple t-tests increases the risk of Type I error, which is falsely rejecting the null hypothesis.

If You Were Part of a Study and Conducted a T-Test