The Fool's Type IIa Error.

Anderson, Harry E., Jr.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ307765

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Fool's Type IIa Error.

Anderson, Harry E., Jr.; And Others

Journal of Experimental Education, v53 n1 p4-8 Fall 1984

A sampling subspace in hypothesis testing where Type II error is made for completely illogical reasons from the standpoint of probability is described. The case of unequal probabilities of populations or conditions is also considered. (Author/BS)

Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Probability, Sampling, Statistical Distributions, Statistical Studies

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Language: English

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