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It is a Type II error if we decide to reject the Null Hypothesis when it is actually true.
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30 comments · newest first
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Catarina
10 months ago
Are you sure about that? Sounds off.
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William
11 months ago
Classic Type II error scenario!
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Marsha
11 months ago
Wait, really? I thought it was the other way around.
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Azalee
11 months ago
Nope, that's false.
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Sherly
11 months ago
That's definitely true!
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Odette
12 months ago
Yeah, I believe this is false. Type II error is about not rejecting when we should, right?
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Franklyn
12 months ago
I’m a bit confused; I thought rejecting the null when it's true was a Type I error, but I could be mixing them up.
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Sheridan
12 months ago
I remember practicing questions about Type I and Type II errors, and I think this statement is false.
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Ricarda
1 year ago
I think a Type II error is when we fail to reject the null hypothesis when it’s actually false, but I'm not completely sure.
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Joaquin
1 year ago
I'm pretty confident that the answer is A, True. A Type II error is when we fail to reject the null hypothesis when it's actually false, so if we're rejecting the null when it's actually true, that would be the opposite - a Type I error.
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Wilda
1 year ago
Okay, let me think this through step-by-step. A Type II error is when we fail to reject the null hypothesis when it's actually false. So if we're rejecting the null hypothesis when it's actually true, that would be the opposite of a Type II error. I think the answer is B, False.
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Alyce
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. I know that a Type II error is when we fail to reject the null hypothesis when it's actually false, but I'm not totally sure if that's the same as rejecting the null when it's true. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Billye
1 year ago
This one seems pretty straightforward. I'm pretty confident that the correct answer is A, True.
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Taryn
1 year ago
Okay, let's see. If the null is true, but we say it's false, that's a Type II error. Sounds like a classic case of 'jumping to conclusions' to me.
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Lizbeth
1 year ago
Hmm, a Type II error... Isn't that when you forget to bring snacks to the exam? Oh, wait, that's a different kind of error. Let me think this through.
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Rolland
1 year ago
I agree, it's B) False. Type II error is when we fail to reject a false null hypothesis.
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Donette
1 year ago
I think it's B) False.
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Brent
1 year ago
B) False
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Louis
1 year ago
A) True
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Samira
1 year ago
Aha, I think I got this one! If the null is actually true, but we decide to reject it, that's a Type II error. Gotta be careful not to jump the gun on that.
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Holley
1 year ago
B) False
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Mitsue
1 year ago
That's correct!
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Floyd
1 year ago
A) True
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Rhea
1 year ago
Wait, so a Type II error means we're wrongly rejecting the null hypothesis? That's a tough one. I better double-check the definitions on that.
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Pearly
1 year ago
Exactly. It's important to understand the difference between Type I and Type II errors in hypothesis testing.
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Elli
1 year ago
So, if we reject the null hypothesis when it is actually true, that would be a Type I error.
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Lennie
1 year ago
Yes, that's correct. A Type II error occurs when we fail to reject the null hypothesis when it is actually false.
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Macy
2 years ago
But if we reject the Null Hypothesis when it's actually true, we might miss important findings. That's why it's a Type II error.
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Pearline
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe the answer is B) False.
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Macy
2 years ago
I think the answer is A) True.