Errors of misclassification associated with two concept acquisition criteria and their effects on the actual significance level and power of a statistical test for sequential development of these concepts are the focus of this paper. This study provides a link between various mis classification models and subsequent statistical analyses. In addi tion, explicit illustrations of actual significance levels and power val ues are provided for different misclassincation models. A partial corrective for errors of misclassification is suggested and investi gated via Monte Carlo sampling.
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