Bennett is trying to reduce the chances of mistakenly concluding that there is an effect of his independent variable when there actually is not. What error is he trying to reduce?
A) Measurement error
B) Type I error
C) Type II error
D) Type III error

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Bennett is trying to reduce Type I error, which is the error of rejecting a true null hypothesis (concluding there is an effect of the independent variable) when there is actually no effect.

Bennett Is Trying to Reduce the Chances of Mistakenly Concluding