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Type I and Type II errors during hypothesis testing
| Truth | Study findings | |
|---|---|---|
| Null hypothesis is not rejected | Null hypothesis is rejected | |
| Null hypothesis is true | True negative | Type I error (alpha) (False positive) |
| Null hypothesis is false | Type II error (beta) (False negative) | True positive |
