In a criminal trial, a Type I error is committed when:
A) a guilty defendant is acquitted
B) an innocent person is convicted
C) a guilty defendant is convicted
D) an innocent person is acquitted
E) a guilty defendant is convicted and an innocent person is acquitted

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A Type I error is a false positive, meaning that the null hypothesis is rejected when it is actually true. In the context of a criminal trial, this would mean convicting someone who is actually innocent. Therefore, the correct answer is B) an innocent person is convicted.

In a Criminal Trial, a Type I Error Is Committed