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Video Link

Video 1: The Problem of Type 1 and Type 2 Error

Description: This 1:35 video starkly highlights the problems of type 1 and type 2 errors in published research.

Audio Link

Audio 1: Aspartame and Cancer

Description: 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.