SOLUTION: What is a Type II error? A) Accepting a false null hypothesis B) Rejecting a false null hypothesis C) Accepting a false alternate hypothesis D) Rejecting a false altern

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Question 145084: What is a Type II error?
A) Accepting a false null hypothesis
B) Rejecting a false null hypothesis
C) Accepting a false alternate hypothesis
D) Rejecting a false alternate hypothesis
E) None of the above

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A
Cheers,
Stan H.

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