A researcher develops a study to examine the effects of Keep Yourself Safe Screening (KYSS)on the incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV).The study level of significance is 0.05.The null hypothesis,that KYSS will have no effect on IPV,is found to be true.When reviewing the study for type II errors,the reviewer understands that
A) a level of significance of 0.01 would decrease the risk of a type II error.
B) the level of significance does not affect the chance of a type II error.
C) there is a 5% chance that the null hypothesis is false.
D) there is a 5% chance that the null hypothesis is true.

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A type II error occurs when the null hypothesis is regarded as true but is actually false.A level of significance of 0.05 indicates a 5% chance of a type II error.The risk of a type II error increases when the level of significance is less.A level of significance of 0.05 indicates a 5% chance of a type II error that occurs when the null hypothesis regarded as true but is actually false but does not affect the likelihood that the null hypothesis is true or false.

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