
An error that occurs when a researcher accepts the null hypothesis when it is false and concludes that no significant relationship/difference exists when it does.
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(from the article `statistics`) ...tests are based on sample information, the possibility of errors must be considered. A type I error corresponds to rejecting 0 when 0 is actually ...
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In a hypothesis test, a type II error occurs when the null hypothesis H0 is not rejected when it is, in fact, false. A type II error is frequently due to sample sizes being too small.
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That is, 'type two error.' This is the error in testing a hypothesis of failing to reject a hypothesis when it is false. Source: Davidson and MacKinnon, 1993, p 78-79 Contexts: econometrics; estimation; statistics
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In a hypothesis test, a type II error occurs when the null hypothesis H0, is not rejected when it is in fact false. For example, in a clinical trial of a new drug, the null hypothesis might be that the new drug is no better, on average, than the current drug; that is H0: there is no difference between the two drugs on average. A type II error woul...
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False negative - failing to find a significant difference when it exists.
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The statistical error (said to be of the second kind or beta error) made in testing an hypothesis when it is concluded that a treatment or intervention is not effective when it really is. Sometimes referred to as a false negative. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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acceptance of a null hypoothesis that is false.
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In the statistical test of an hypothesis the error incurred by accepting the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is false and some alternative to the null hypothesis is true.
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Type: Term Synonyms: error of the second kind
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Type II error: The statistical error (said to be "of the second kind" or beta error) made in testing an hypothesis when it is concluded that a treatment or intervention is not effective when it really is. Sometimes referred to as a false negative.
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in statistical process control, incorrectly inferring the process is in control when the process is actually out of control. In hypothesis testing, incorrectly failing to reject the null hypothesis.
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Failing to reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is in fact true. The investigator determines that there is nothing going on when in fact there is.
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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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