Question

What is the consequence of a Type I error?

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Concluding that a treatment has an effect when it really has no effect

Concluding that a treatment has an effect when it really does

Concluding that a treatment has no effect when it really does

Concluding that a treatment has no effect when it really has no effect

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

**Concluding that a treatment has an effect when it really has no effect.**

This describes a Type I error, which occurs when a null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected.