We worry that false negatives occur too often relative to false positives due to
A)most hypotheses being false
B)it being appropriate to set a high standard for acceptance of a hypothesis
C)managers having an incentive to make a false negative conclusion because they are harder for superiors to observe
D)they are not too common

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Managers may have an incentive to make a false negative conclusion because such errors are less likely to be detected by superiors, leading to a higher occurrence of false negatives relative to false positives.

We Worry That False Negatives Occur Too Often Relative to False