The probability of making a Type I error when using the .01 criterion of significance is lower

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The probability of making a Type I error when using the .01 criterion of significance is lower than when using the .05 criterion of significance. Why, then, don't researchers always use the .01 criterion, instead of the .05 criterion?

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Introductory Statistics For The Behavioral Sciences

ISBN: 9780470907764

7th Edition

Authors: Joan Welkowitz, Barry H. Cohen, R. Brooke Lea

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