An example of a type I error would be:
A) throwing away a perfectly good banana.
B) counting a student's multiple choice response correct when it is actually incorrect.
C) releasing a guilty defendant.
D) counting a student's multiple choice response correct when it is actually correct.

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A type I error occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected. In the context of the options, throwing away a perfectly good banana represents rejecting something that is actually true or good, similar to rejecting a true null hypothesis.

An Example of a Type I Error Would Be