The power of a statistical test is
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JNU SSS 2016 Question 24: Hypothesis testing
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The power of a statistical test is (A) Pr (accept H₀ | H₀ true) (B) Pr (reject H₀ | H₀ true) (C) Pr (accept H₀ | H₁ true) (D) Pr (reject H₀ | H₁ true)
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This question is on Type I and type II errors and power, part of Hypothesis testing in Statistics.
The two ways a test can be wrong and the probability of detecting a real effect.
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