Discussion Question: Significance and Power
How would changing the alpha or the beta of a study affect the results or interpretations?
How would a smaller alpha affect the statistical significance of a study result? For clinical significance?
What is the difference between statistical and clinical significance?
250-275 words, APA format, scholarly source.
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