Even if a treatment has no effect,it is still possible to obtain an extreme sample mean that is very different from the population mean.What outcome is likely if this happens? A)Reject H₀ and make a Type I error. B)Correctly reject H_0. C)Fail to reject H₀ and make a Type II error. D)Correctly fail to reject H_0.

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Rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true (due to an extreme sample mean) results in a Type I error.

Even If a Treatment Has No Effect,it Is Still Possible