Type II Error

An error in a statistical test which occurs when a true hypothesis is rejected (a false negative in terms of the null hypothesis).

See also

Null Hypothesis, Sensitivity, Specificity, Statistical Test, Type I Error

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Type II Error." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/TypeIIError.html

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