Given the table below: Which of the following numbers represents a Type I error?

The correct answer is C. 3. A Type I error occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected, concluding a significant effect or difference when none exists.

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Question

Given the table below:

Which of the following numbers represents a Type I error?

Options

How the community answered

(24 responses)

A
4% (1)
B
4% (1)
C
92% (22)

Why each option

A Type I error occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected, concluding a significant effect or difference when none exists.

This cell would typically represent a correct decision, where the null hypothesis is true and the test correctly fails to reject it.

C3Correct

Assuming a standard hypothesis testing outcomes table where '3' represents the cell for 'Reject Null Hypothesis' when the 'Null Hypothesis is True', this corresponds to the definition of a Type I error (alpha error).

Concept tested: Hypothesis testing - Type I error

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#Hypothesis Testing#Type I Error#Statistical Errors

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