Packet 2: Tossup 19

One method for meta-analysis sums negative two times the natural log of these quantities to create one value. The Bonferroni correction (-5[1])compares this quantity to another quantity divided by the number of tests. This quantity was proposed in an experiment where a phycologist tasted different tea preparations. A recent “replication crisis” has emerged due to widespread attempts to (*) “hack” this (10[1])quantity. (10[2])A “false positive (10[1])”occurs (10[1])when this quantity is both below an alpha level and H-naught is incorrectly rejected. For 10 points, significance testing attempts to find what statistical value representing the probability (10[1])of obtaining a result if the null hypothesis is true? ■END■

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