Type II error
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the error made in the statistical testing of a hypothesis by accepting the null hypothesis when it is actually false.
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type II errornounstatistics the error of not rejecting the null hypothesis when it is false. The probability of avoiding such an error is the power of the test and is a function of the alternative hypothesis
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Type II error: We conclude that the proportion of high school seniors who take physical education daily is 29% when, in fact, it is not 29%.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020
Type II error: We conclude that 29%. or more adults ride the bus to work in Los Angeles when, in fact, fewer that 29% do.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020
A Type II error occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013
Notice that, in this case, the error with the greater consequence is the Type II error.
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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