PSY520 Graduate Statistics
Week 4 Discussion
DQ1 Explain why there is an inverse relationship between committing a Type I error and committing a Type II error. What is the best way to reduce both kinds of error?
DQ2 Review the term Significance Test in the “Statistics Visual Learner” media piece.
When a newspaper or magazine article reports the results of a study and draws a conclusion without also reporting whether the results are statistically significant, what are the possible reasons for doing so? How seriously should you take the conclusion offered in such a study? Discuss.

