If a hypothesis test leads to the rejection of the null hypothesis,
A)a Type II error must have been committed
B)a Type II error may have been committed
C)a Type I error must have been committed
D)a Type I error may have been committed

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If a hypothesis test leads to the rejection of the null hypothesis, it means that the test has found evidence to support the alternative hypothesis. However, there is still a chance that this result is due to random chance, which means that a Type I error may have been committed.

If a Hypothesis Test Leads to the Rejection of the Null