Describe each of the errors in hypothesis testing below:
(a) under what circumstances does a Type I error occur?
(b) under what circumstances does a Type II error occur?
(a) under what circumstances does a Type I error occur?
Type I error is the error of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true. Type I error is known as "error of the first kind".
(b) under what circumstances does a Type II error occur?
Type II error is the error of not rejecting a null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true. Type II error is known as "error of the second kind". The probability of not committing a Type II error is called the power of a hypothesis test.
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