Type One Error (from Internet Glossary of Statistical Terms)
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Type One Error
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Type II Error
Relationship between α, β, & Power
You have committed a type I error if you have rejected the hypothesis tested when it was true.
In a given statistical test, the probability of a type I error is equal to the value you have set for α.
