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There is no significant difference between male and female infants in the age at which they first walk. A pediatrician reviews the age of walking for all infants in her practice and is surprised to find a significant difference between males and females in the age at which they first walked. Given that this result is contrary to actual population fact, what type of error did this study lead to – Type 1 or Type 2? Explain your answer.
Explanation & Answer
type 1 error. this is because the pedestrian ignored the null hypothesis (there is no significant difference between male and female infants in the age at which they first walk) when it is actually true.
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