Alice will perform a hypothesis test at the $\alpha$=0.05 level. Bob will perform the same test at the $\alpha$= 0.01 level. If H₀ is true, who has the greater probability of making a type I error? A) Alice B) Bob C) Neither

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Alice has a higher probability of making a type I error because her significance level ($\alpha$=0.05) is higher than Bob's ($\alpha$=0.01). A higher significance level means there is a higher chance of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, leading to a type I error.

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