Failing to Reject the Null Hypothesis When It Is Actually

question 69

Multiple Choice

Failing to reject the null hypothesis when it is actually true is a

• A) Type I error.
• B) Type II error.
• C) reasonable thing to do.
• D) result of an inappropriate level of confidence.

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Definitions:

T-Distribution

A probability distribution that is used to estimate population parameters when the sample size is small and the population standard deviation is unknown.

Standard Normal Distribution

A normal distribution with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1, used as a basis for comparing other normal distributions.

Finite Population Correction Factor

A statistical adjustment made to the standard error of a sample mean or proportion when sampling without replacement from a finite population.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points collected from a subset of a larger population in a statistical study.