Practice mode Statistics

Why do the probabilities α and β not add up to 1?

Correct answer B. Change of distribution

Explanation

α is calculated under the distribution assumed by the null hypothesis, while β is calculated under the alternative, so they come from different distributions and need not sum to 1.

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