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Type II error: Frank goes climbing, thinking that his equipment is safe, but this is a mistake, and he painfully realizes that his equipment is not as safe as it should have been.
From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020
In this scenario, the Type II error contains the more severe consequence.
From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013
Type II error: We conclude that 5% or more adults ride the bus to work in Los Angeles when, in fact, fewer that 5% do.
From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013
Type II error: We conclude that the proportion of women who develop breast cancer is at least 11%, when in fact it is less than 11%.
From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013
A Type I error occurs when a true hypothesis is rejected, and a Type II error occurs when a false hypothesis is accepted.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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