document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=723330>Question 723330</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how does a type 1 error relates to level of confidence? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "CL = 1 - alpha\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "alpha = probability of type 1 error, so this means that the confidence level directly affects the probability of a type one error (or vice versa)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example: say you set the confidence level to be 99%, this would make alpha = 0.01 which means that the probability of making a type 1 error is 0.01 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another example: say you make alpha = 0.05, this would make CL = 1-alpha ---> CL = 1-0.05 = 0.95 = 95%, giving you a 95% confidence level </SPAN>\n" );
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