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Overview of Hypothesis Testing

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Type II Error (or, 1- Power)<br />

• β = P( do not reject H 0 |H 1 true )<br />

• False Negative<br />

• Probability bilit we NOT reject that t male<br />

hypertensives’ cholesterol is that<br />

<strong>of</strong> fthe general population when in<br />

truth the mean cholesterol for<br />

hypertensives is different than the<br />

general male population

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