If a treatment has a very small effect,then what is a likely outcome for a hypothesis test evaluating the treatment?
A)A Type I error
B)A Type II error
C)Correctly reject the null hypothesis
D)Correctly fail to reject the null hypothesis

Question

If a treatment has a very small effect,then what is a likely outcome for a hypothesis test evaluating the treatment?​
A)​A Type I error
B)​A Type II error
C)​Correctly reject the null hypothesis
D)​Correctly fail to reject the null hypothesis

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A Type II error is likely when the effect of a treatment is very small because there might not be enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis, even though the treatment has an effect.

If a Treatment Has a Very Small Effect,then What Is