For a given level of significance, if the sample size decreases, the probability of a Type II error will:
A) remain the same.
B) increase.
C) decrease.
D) be equal to 1.0 regardless of the value of $\alpha$ .

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If the sample size decreases, the probability of a Type II error will increase, since there is less data to work with and therefore less power to detect a true difference.

For a Given Level of Significance, If the Sample Size α\alphaα

For a Given Level of Significance, If the Sample Size $\alpha$