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type 1 error
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A type 1 error is also known as a false positive and occurs when a researcher incorrectly rejects a true null hypothesis
This means that you report that your findings are significant when they have occurred by chance.
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type 2 error
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A type 2 error (or false negative) happens when you accept the null hypothesis when it should actually be rejected.
a researcher concludes there is not a significant effect when actually there really is.
Research methods
flashcards
Decks in class (37)
# Cards
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Observational techniques19
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Self-report techniques!12
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Correlations!8
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Content analysis !9
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Case studies!7
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Sampling!10
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Pilot studies!1
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Experimental designs!13
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Observational design4
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Questionnaire construction!4
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Variables!8
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research control!4
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Demand characteristics and investigator effects!2
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Ethics9
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Peer review3
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Economy0
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Reliability across all methods of investigation!4
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Validity!11
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Features of science4
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Reporting psychological investigations.7
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Quantitative and qualitative data3
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Primary and secondary data including meta-analysis.10
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Descriptive statistics0
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Presentation and display of quantitative data0
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Distributions0
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Analysis and interpretation of correlation0
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Levels of measurement5
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Thematic analysis!3
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Introduction to statistical testing; the sign test.0
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Probability and significance:0
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statistical tables and critical values in interpretation of significance0
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Factors affecting the choice of statistical test,0
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types of experiment!13
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Aims!1
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Hypotheses!9
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Informed consent and debrief!2
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type 1/2 error!2
