The Erroneous Acceptance of a Null Hypothesis That Is in Fact

question 28

Multiple Choice

The erroneous acceptance of a null hypothesis that is in fact false can have consequences such as:

• A) interrupting the production process in order to adjust machinery that needs no adjusting
• B) acquitting a guilty defendant in a criminal trial
• C) switching to a new supplier of raw material although the performance of the old one was satisfactory
• D) convicting a guilty defendant in a criminal trial
• E) condemning a firm for ignoring pollution standards even though it has done no such thing

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