Question

Donna is doing a study to see if folic acid affects the rate of birth defects. If she makes Type II error, what is she concluding and what, in fact, is true. Please refer to the experiment in your answer. Generic answers are not welcome. [Your answer will be something like, “Type II error is concluding ____________________ when, in fact, _________________.”]

Answer 1

Ans:

H₀: folic acid does not affect the rate of birth defects.

H_a:folic acid affects the rate of birth defects.

Type II error:We fail to reject the null hypothesis,when,in fact,null hypothesis is false.

Type II error is concluding that folic acid does not affect the rate of birth defects when, in fact, folic acid affects the rate of birth defects.”