There exists the possibility of a ______ error whenever a researcher makes the decision to ______.A) type I; not reject the null hypothesisB) type I; reject the alternative hypothesisC) type II; not reject the null hypothesisD) type II; reject the null hypothesis

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There exists the possibility of a ______ error whenever a researcher makes the decision to ______.A)  type I; not reject the null hypothesisB)  type I; reject the alternative hypothesisC)  type II; not reject the null hypothesisD)  type II; reject the null hypothesis

Lakeraj Seepersaud · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Type II error occurs when a researcher decides not to reject the null hypothesis when, in fact, the alternative hypothesis is true. This is the error of failing to detect an effect that is present.

There exists the possibility of a error whenever a researcher makes the decision to .

A) type I; not reject the null hypothesis
B) type I; reject the alternative hypothesis
C) type II; not reject the null hypothesis
D) type II; reject the null hypothesis

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