A Type I (alpha)error occurs when:
A) a bad lot is accepted.
B) a good lot is rejected.
C) a bad lot is rejected.
D) a good lot is accepted.
E) none of the choices.

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A Type I error occurs when a good lot is rejected. This means that the null hypothesis is rejected when it is actually true. This can happen due to sampling variability or incorrect assumptions about the distribution of the data. It is important to control the Type I error rate in order to ensure that good lots are not rejected and production is not unnecessarily halted.

A Type I (Alpha)error Occurs When