SOLUTION: A type I error is only a possibility when the null hypothesis is not rejected. True False

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Question 1086662: A type I error is only a possibility when the null hypothesis is not rejected.
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Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A type I error is only a possibility when the null hypothesis is not rejected.
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False
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Comment::
A type I error occurs if Ho is rejected when it is in fact true.
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Ans:: False
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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