------------------ psychlotron.org.uk ------------------ Name of resource: type 1 and type 2 errors Author(s): Aidan Sammons Specification: AQA-B Details: scenarios with questions to illustrate type 1 and type 2 errors in inferential statistics. First scenario indicates that a useless experiment will eventually give a 'significant' result if you repeat it enough times. Second shows how setting a very conservative P value can lead you to reject meaningful findings. Other questions stimulate thinking about research methods.