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What is a type I error?
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Solution
In statistical hypothesis testing, a type f error is the rejection of a true null hypothesis.
Example of type I errors includes a test that shows a patient to have a disease when he does not have the disease, a fire alarm going on indicating a fire when there is no fire or an experiment indicating that medical treatment should cure a disease when in fact it does not.
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