Consider the following hypotheses that relate to the medical field: H₀: A person is free of disease. H_A: A person has disease. In this instance, a Type II error is often referred to as ________. A) a false positive B) a false negative C) a negative result D) the power of the test

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A Type II error in this context refers to the situation where a person actually has the disease (H_A), but the test results indicate that they are free of disease (H₀). This is also known as a false negative, as the test result falsely indicates that there is no disease present.

Consider the Following Hypotheses That Relate to the Medical Field