type II error

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type II error

noun type II errors

  1. countable, uncountable Accepting the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is false.

    Similar: β error, beta error, error of the second kind, false negative

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noun accepting the null hypothesis when false

Españolerror de tipo II
한국어2종 오류 2jong oryu
日本語第二種過誤, β過誤
中文二型錯誤 /二型错误 èrxíngcuòwù
DeutschFehler zweiter Art
Românăeroare de tip II

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@misc{type_ii_error_2026,
  title = {type II error},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/type%20ii%20error},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}