Probability and significance

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Level of significance

The usual level of significance in psychology is 0.05 or 5% - P 0.05. 

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Type 1 error

Level of significance is too lenient (0.10)

Accept alternative hypothesis - reject null when there is no relationship.

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Type 2 error

Reject alternative hypothesis and accept null hypothesis.

When there is no relationship.

Level of significance is too strict (0.01).

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