Question

Dr. Mai conducts a test of a new anti-malaria drug in Africa and concludes that he may reject the null hypothesis with a probability level of 0.04. He concludes, therefore, that his drug works. In reality, however, it does not. Dr. Mai has committed a ______ error.

Answer 1

Type I.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statistical hypothesis can be used in the scientific experiments to explain any observation or the results. Two main types of hypothesis are null hypothesis or alternate hypothesis.

Sometime error might also be done by the individual while accepting any hypothesis. In Type I error, the individual rejects the correct hypothesis and accept the alternate hypothesis which is wrong. Dr. Mai has also done Type I error in her experiment.

Thus, the answer is Type I.