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Accept lower p-values (meaning lower in magnitude; values tending toward zero).--And don't forget that by reducing the probability of getting a type I error, you increase the probability of getting a type II error (inverse relationship).
Yes. It can be higher or lower
It's a lower-case Greek sigma followed by a superscript 2, in other words, "sigma-squared".
Before conducting a significance test, the statistician will choose an alpha level. Depending upon the severity of having type I or type II error, the statistician will make the alpha level higher or lower. Generally in courts, the alpha level is .05. The other common alpha levels for significance tests are .10 and .01.