EPPP Psychology

Category - Research Methods and Statistics

There are four possible outcomes of a researcher’s decision to accept or reject the null hypothesis. A correct decision wherein the null hypothesis is rejected is called power. Which of the following values does power have an inverse relationship with?
  1. Alpha
  2. Beta
  3. Standard error of the mean
  4. z-score
Explanation
Answer: B - Power has an inverse relationship with the beta value (specifically, power=1-beta). Beta corresponds to the probability of making a type II error and is different for every experiment.
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