Sara has conducted a study using a random sample. In her study, her hypothesis was supported, but in the population where her sample was taken from, she should have accepted the null hypothesis. What has occurred?
A)confidence interval
B)Type I error
C)Type II error
D)power

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Sara has made a Type I error, which occurs when the null hypothesis is true, but we incorrectly reject it in favor of the alternative hypothesis based on our sample data.

Sara Has Conducted a Study Using a Random Sample