Type II Error Occurs When the Test

question 1

Multiple Choice

Type II error occurs when the test:

• A) correctly fails to reject an actually true null hypothesis.
• B) incorrectly fails to reject an actually false null hypothesis.
• C) correctly rejects an actually false null hypothesis.
• D) incorrectly rejects an actually true null hypothesis.

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Definitions:

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