Researchers studied symptom distress and palliative care designation among a sample of 900 hospitalized patients. They reported that women were significantly more likely to experience distress from fatigue when compared to men. Which statement is correct?
A) The p value associated with this test was alpha.
B) If this result were incorrect it would be a type I error.
C) If this result were incorrect it would be a type II error.
D) This result has to be correct because it is statistically significant.

Question

Researchers studied symptom distress and palliative care designation among a sample of 900 hospitalized patients. They reported that women were significantly more likely to experience distress from fatigue when compared to men. Which statement is correct?
A) The p value associated with this test was > alpha.
B) If this result were incorrect it would be a type I error.
C) If this result were incorrect it would be a type II error.
D) This result has to be correct because it is statistically significant.

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A Type I error occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected, meaning the result is reported as significant when it is not.

Researchers Studied Symptom Distress and Palliative Care Designation Among a Sample