When Conducting a Hypothesis Test, Which of the Following Decisions

question 54

Multiple Choice

When conducting a hypothesis test, which of the following decisions represents an error?

• A) Rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.
• B) Rejecting the null hypothesis when it is false.
• C) Not rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.
• D) Rejecting the null hypothesis when it is false and not rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.

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