In a criminal trial,a Type I error is made when:
A)a guilty defendant is acquitted.
B)an innocent person is convicted.
C)a guilty defendant is convicted.
D)an innocent person is acquitted.

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A Type I error is a false positive, meaning that the null hypothesis (in this case, the defendant's innocence) is rejected when it is actually true. Therefore, in a criminal trial, a Type I error would occur if an innocent person is convicted, which is option B.

In a Criminal Trial,a Type I Error Is Made When