The Symbol for the Probability of Committing a Type II $\alpha$

question 142

Multiple Choice

The symbol for the probability of committing a Type II error of a statistical test is

• A)\(\alpha\) .
• B)1 - \(\alpha\) .
• C)\(\beta\) .
• D)1 - \(\beta\) .

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