In hypothesis testing, two main types of errors are defined:
Type I Error (Option A): Occurs when the null hypothesis (H₀) is true, but we incorrectly reject it. This is known as a false positive. Example: Concluding a drug is effective when it is not.
Type II Error (Option B): Occurs when the null hypothesis (H₀) is false, but we fail to reject it. This is a false negative. Example: Concluding a drug has no effect when it actually does.
Logical Error / Hypothesis Error (Options C and D): Not standard terms in statistical hypothesis testing.
Thus, the “wrong negation of a true null hypothesis” refers to a Type I Error (false positive).
[Reference:, DASCA Data Scientist Knowledge Framework (DSKF) – Statistical Foundations in Data Science: Hypothesis Testing & Errors., ]
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