Due 12/30
Forensic psychology research also may exhibit Type I and Type II errors, as you discover in this Discussion.
Review Chapter 8 in your course text, Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences. Pay particular attention to the difference between Type I and Type II errors.
Review the web article, Type I and Type II ErrorsMaking Mistakes in the Justice System. Pay close attention to the descriptions and examples of Type I and Type II errors.
Using the Walden Library, select and review a research article that addresses a forensic psychology issue or takes place in a forensic setting, and that reports or discusses a Type I or Type II error.
Think about the possible consequences to the research study of making each type of error.
Consider whether the resulting consequences of making each type of error would be tolerable or not and why.
Post by Day 4 a brief summary of the study you selected. Then, explain how and why the study reports the possibility of either a Type I or Type II error. Finally, explain the potential consequence to the research study of making either a Type I or a Type II error and which is more tolerable and why.
Stangor, C. (2015). Research methods for the behavioral sciences (5th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. Chapter 8: “Hypothesis Testing and Inferential Statistics”
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Required Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
https://web-a-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/ehost/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=ae84021c-b843-46d5-a564-2d0823590946%40sdc-v-sessmgr02&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl
http://www.intuitor.com/statistics/T1T2Errors.html
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