When is there a risk of a Type II error?
A)Whenever H0 is rejected
B)Whenever H1 is rejected
C)Whenever the decision is "fail to reject H0"
D)The risk of a Type II error is independent of the decision from a hypothesis test.

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A Type II error occurs when we fail to reject the null hypothesis (H0) when it is actually false (i.e. the alternative hypothesis, H1, is true). Therefore, the risk of a Type II error is highest when we make the decision to "fail to reject H0".

When Is There a Risk of a Type II Error