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Type Ii Error

This is the mistake when one accepts the null hypothesis (there is no effect) when it is false (there really IS an effect). This is also called a false negativefailure to detect a real effect. (see 3.162 false negative.)

Committee

Dogs & Sensors

Date Added to Lexicon

06/12/2023

Technical Report/Other Source (Author, Title of report. Publisher, Year.)

ANSI/Academy Standards Board (ASB), Crime Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs and Sensors - Terms and Definitions. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2017. Source link