Explain Type I and Type II Errors
-True or False: Type I and Type II errors are independent events.
A) False
B) True

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Type I and Type II errors are not independent because reducing the probability of one increases the probability of the other. A Type I error occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected, while a Type II error happens when a false null hypothesis fails to be rejected. Adjusting the threshold for significance affects both error rates inversely.