A pilot study reports no relationship between miles run and HR in young athletes (r=0.7, p=0.06). If this study report is incorrect you know it is an example of:
A) A violation of the normal distribution assumption
B) A dependent sample
C) A type I error
D) A type II error

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A type II error occurs when a study fails to reject a false null hypothesis. In this case, the study reports no relationship (failing to reject the null hypothesis) despite a relatively high correlation (r=0.7), suggesting a potential relationship that was not detected due to the p-value being slightly above the typical threshold of 0.05.

A Pilot Study Reports No Relationship Between Miles Run and HR