Data Science Statistics
A Type I error occurs when a null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected, meaning that a test concludes that there is an effect or a difference when, in fact, none exists. This error relates closely to the concepts of significance levels and p-values, as it determines the threshold for deciding whether to reject the null hypothesis. In practice, this means that researchers must be careful when interpreting results to avoid falsely claiming evidence of an effect.
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