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  • Nov 15, 2007, 07:24 AM
    jmwrangler
    Hypothesis testing
    Why should we tolerate the possibility of a Type I Error at all? Why not just set alpha = 0 and completely remove the possibility of rejecting a true null hypo.
  • Nov 15, 2007, 03:10 PM
    terryg752
    Simply because it would not be practical and/or cost-effective.
  • Nov 18, 2007, 03:13 AM
    derobert
    Comment on terryg752's post
    Not possible, even.

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