Drug Safety per Standards

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Drug Safety per Standards#

When a new drug is created, the pharmaceutical company must subject it to testing before receiving the necessary permission from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the drug. Suppose the null hypothesis is “drug is unsafe”. What is the Type I Error?

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Answer Section#

To not conclude the drug is safe when, in fact, it is safe.
To conclude the drug is safe when in, fact, it is unsafe.
To not conclude the drug is unsafe when, in fact, it is unsafe.
To conclude the drug is safe when, in fact, it is safe.

Attribution#

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