Scenario. Southeast Correctional Center’s correctional agency has implemented a new
specialized probation for offenders with a mental illness. The agency has noticed that it appears
that the offenders with a mental illness assigned to specialized probation is causing offenders to
have more technical violations on supervision.
The agency asks Marie to determine if their newly implemented specialized probation for
offenders with a mental illness is increasing the number of technical violations offenders with a
mental illness are receiving. The agency is concerned that the specialized probation for offenders
with a mental illness is making offenders worse.
Marie finds that her result is statistically significant by comparing the p value to the critical value. What does that mean?
Define Type I error in relation to this research scenario
Define Type II error in relation to this research scenario
What other variables could be contributing?