In a statistical test of hypotheses, a Type II error is committed if
A) we reject the null hypothesis when, in fact, the null hypothesis is true.
B) we fail to reject the null hypothesis when, in fact, the null hypothesis is true.
C) we fail to reject the null hypothesis when, in fact, the null hypothesis is not true.
D) we reject the null hypothesis when, in fact, the null hypothesis is not true.
E) none of the above

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

In a Statistical Test of Hypotheses, a Type II Error