A Type I Error Is Committed When

question 25

Multiple Choice

A type I error is committed when

• A) we don't reject a null hypothesis that is true.
• B) we reject a null hypothesis that is false.
• C) we reject a null hypothesis that is true.
• D) we don't reject a null hypothesis that is false.
• E) the null hypothesis is not properly constructed.

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Definitions:

Parameter

A numeric characteristic or measure that defines or summarizes a feature of a population or a model, such as a mean or a variance.

Greek Letters

Symbols from the Greek alphabet used in various fields such as mathematics, science, and engineering to represent variables, constants, and parameters.

Sampling Distribution

A statistical distribution that represents the range and frequency of possible outcomes for a statistic if an experiment were repeated many times under similar conditions.

Normally Distributed

Describes a type of continuous probability distribution for a real-valued random variable where the data forms a bell-shaped curve.