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probability

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a measure of the likelihood that a particular event will occur
0 indicates statistical impossibility
1 indicates statistical certainty

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significance

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a statistical term that tells us how sure we are that a difference or correlation exists.
a ‘significant’ result means that the researcher can reject the null hypothesis.

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critical value

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when testing a hypothesis, the numerical boundary or cut-off point between acceptance and rejection of the null hypothesis.

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null hypothesis

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the null hypothesis states that there is ‘no difference’ between the conditions

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alternative hypothesis

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directional or non-directional hypothesis

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usual level of significance in psychology

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  1. 05 or 5%

0. 01 or 1% in research with high human cost, e.g. drug trails, or research that can never be replicated

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type I error

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false positive.
when null hypothesis rejected and alternative hypothesis accepted, when null hypothesis should have been accepted.
researcher claims to have found a significant difference or correlation when one does not exist.

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type II error

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false negative.
when the null hypothesis is accepted and alternative hypothesis is rejected, when the alternative hypothesis should have been accepted.

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one-tailed test

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directional hypothesis

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two-tailed test

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non-directional hypothesis