Mistakenly Rejecting the Null Hypothesis When It Is True and Should

question 21

Multiple Choice

Mistakenly rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true and should not have been rejected is technically called a(n)

• A) Type I error.
• B) Type II error.
• C) alpha error.
• D) beta error.

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Definitions:

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