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Video Resources:

The Problem of Type 1 and Type 2 Error: This 1:35 video starkly highlights the problems of Type 1 and Type 2 error in published research.

Audio Resources:

Aspartame and Cancer: This link has the 4:13 audio story from NPR about Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s hyping and then subsequent reversal of a report of a link between aspartame and cancer. Students could be asked if the researchers were trying to prevent a Type I or Type II error.