Suppose you obtained a sample from a population different from the one specified by the null hypothesis. On the basis of a t test, you failed to reject the null hypothesis. You have made a
A) Type I error
B) Type II error
C) correct decision
D) any of the other alternatives could be more information is needed.

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Failing to reject the null hypothesis when the sample comes from a population different from the one specified by the null hypothesis indicates a Type II error, which occurs when the null hypothesis is not rejected even though it is false.

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