Which one of the following denotes the power of the Test ? [ α is probability of Type I error and β is…
The power of a test is its probability of rejecting a false null hypothesis. Since \(\beta\) is the probability of failing to reject that false null, power is \(1-\beta\).…
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Which one of the following denotes the power of the Test ? [ α is probability of Type I error and β is probability of Type II error]
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The power of a test is its probability of rejecting a false null hypothesis. Since is the probability of failing to reject that false null, power is . The quantity instead concerns the probability of not rejecting a true null and is not the power.
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