The Name Given to the Error Committed When the Null

question 1251

Multiple Choice

The name given to the error committed when the null hypothesis is rejected and it is actually true is: The name given in

• A) type II error.
• B) selection bias.
• C) type I error.
• D) alternative hypothesis.

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Definitions:

Representative Democracy

A form of government where citizens elect officials to represent them in legislative and policy-making responsibilities.

Popular Sovereignty

The concept that the legitimacy and rule of a government is grounded in and maintained by the agreement of the population, through representatives they elect.

Federalists

Members or supporters of the first American political party, which favored a strong central government and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

Separation of Powers

The division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another, typically identified as the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.