HLT 362 Week 3 DQs

Discussion Questions

Suppose you hear an old-timer say, Why, in my day, kids were much more respectful and didnt cause as much trouble as they do nowadays! Formulate a hypothesis related to this statement that you could test. How would you test it?

Researchers routinely choose an ?-level of 0.05 for testing their hypotheses. What are some experiments for which you might want a lower ? -level (e.g. 0.01)? What are some situations in which you might accept a higher level (e.g. 0.1)?