A Type II error is committed when:
A) results obtained with one set of measures do not generalize to outcomes that would be assessed by a different set of measures.
B) one incorrectly fails to reject the null hypothesis when in reality it should be rejected.
C) a researcher incorrectly concludes that a true relationship exists between the variables in a study.
D) a statistically significant result containing a sampling error is accepted.

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A Type II error occurs when the null hypothesis is not rejected even though it is false. In other words, the researcher incorrectly concludes that there is no significant effect or relationship between variables when there actually is one. This is a false negative result.

A Type II Error Is Committed When