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  1. February 23rd 2013, 10:42 PM #1
    asilvester635
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    Increasing significance level

    Would increasing your significance level reduce your chance of committing a type 2 error?
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  2. February 23rd 2013, 11:32 PM #2
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    Re: Increasing significance level

    Hey asilvester635.

    Do you mean increasing your alpha value (i.e. the one that is usually 0.05)?
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  3. February 24th 2013, 07:18 AM #3
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    Re: Increasing significance level

    Yes
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