Question

If while conducting a hypothesis test you reject the null hypothesis when in fact it was​ true, you would have made a

Answer 1

Type I error.

Explanation:

There exists two types of errors that one can make while doing hypothesis testing. the definitions of those two types of errors are as follows:

Type I error :

Rejecting the null hypothesis when it was originally true.

Type II error :

Accepting the null hypothesis when it was originally false .

The given question is talking about rejecting a null hypothesis when it was originally true. Hence, it will be a Type I error if I reject a null hypothesis when in fact it was true.