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Type-I-Error (α-error)

(Last edited: Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 8:55 AM)

 

 

  • Incorrectly rejecting the null hypothesis
  • Concluding that there is a relationship when no relationship exists
  • Example: if α=0.01, then there is a 1% chance for an α-error
  • False Positive

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