Consider the following hypotheses that relate to the medical field: H_o: A person is free of disease. H_A: A person has disease. In this instance,a Type I 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 I error is when a hypothesis is rejected even though it is actually true. In the medical field, this means that a person is incorrectly diagnosed with a disease, which is often referred to as a false positive.

Consider the Following Hypotheses That Relate to the Medical Field