A Type II Error Is Committed If We Make

question 124

Multiple Choice

A Type II error is committed if we make:

• A)a correct decision when the null hypothesis is false.
• B)correct decision when the null hypothesis is true.
• C)incorrect decision when the null hypothesis is false.
• D)incorrect decision when the null hypothesis is true.

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Definitions:

Explanandum

The phenomenon or event that is to be explained in a scientific or philosophical inquiry.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon made as a starting point for further investigation, testing, or experimentation.

Plausible

Seeming reasonable or probable; believable or credible.

Indirectly

Not directly, but by means of an intermediate step or through a secondary cause.