Mathematics A-Level
P(Type I error)
What P(Type I error) means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
Definition of P(Type I error)
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The probability of the critical region under H₀, which equals the actual significance level.
Topics that use P(Type I error)
Related terms
- actual significance level
- binomial hypothesis testing
- contextual interpretation
- critical region
- nominal significance level
- null hypothesis
- p-value
- significance level
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