[Explained] A failing student is passed by an examiner, it is an example of:

The question comes as following

A failing student is passed by an examiner, it is an example of

(a)Type I error

(b) Type II error

(c) Unbiased decision

(d) Difficult to tell

ANSWER: b

A failing student is made to pass by an examiner, it is an example of Type-II error.

In statistical hypothesis testing.

A type I error (false-positive) occurs if an examiner rejects a null hypothesis that is actually true in the Statistical population

In a type II error (false-negative) occurs if the examiner fails to reject a null hypothesis that is actually false in the Statistical population.

So, For the question

When a failing student is passed by an examiner it is an example of What?

Answer is : Type II error

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