Darlene concludes in her thesis that there are significant differences in reading motivation between those children whose parents read to them daily and those who did not. There were, however, no actual differences between these groups. Darlene's conclusion represents
A) a Type I error.
B) a Type II error
C) both a Type I and a Type II
D) a correct decision.

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Darlene's conclusion represents a Type I error, which means she rejected the null hypothesis when it was actually true. In other words, she concluded that there were significant differences in reading motivation when there were none.

Darlene Concludes in Her Thesis That There Are Significant Differences