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type II error
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type II error
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(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics 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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However, beta error actually incurs costs (as opposed to a lost opportunity for savings), so it is considered the more egregious error.
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As seen in Figure 2, as the true difference between peep show and control areas decreases, the Type II or beta error rate increases.
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