In a two-tailed test for the population proportion, if the null hypothesis is rejected when the alternative hypothesis is false, a Type I error is committed.

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This statement is true. A Type I error occurs when the null hypothesis is rejected (i.e. the alternative hypothesis is accepted) when it is actually true. In other words, the rejection of the null hypothesis is a false positive. This error can occur in a two-tailed test for the population proportion when the null hypothesis is rejected when the alternative hypothesis is false.

In a Two-Tailed Test for the Population Proportion, If the Null