In testing the null hypothesis $H _ { 0 } : p _ { 1 } - p _ { 2 } = 0$ , if $\mathcal { H } _ { 0 }$ is false, the test could lead to:
A) Type I error.
B) Type II error.
C) Either a Type I or a Type II error.
D) None of these choices are correct.

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A Type II error occurs when the null hypothesis is false, but we fail to reject it.

In Testing the Null Hypothesis H0:p1−p2=0H _ { 0 } : p _ { 1 } - p _ { 2 } = 0H0​:p1​−p2​=0

In Testing the Null Hypothesis $H _ { 0 } : p _ { 1 } - p _ { 2 } = 0$