When We Risk Committing a Type 1 Error

question 29

Multiple Choice

When we risk committing a Type 1 error:

• A)we risk rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.
• B)our sample size was too large.
• C)we risk accepting the null hypothesis when it is false.
• D)The cost of a Type 2 error is always greater.

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