hard · MCAT
A scientist is testing a new drug that inhibits HMG-CoA reductase. In the first phase of testing, the scientist concludes the drug lowers cholesterol, but it is later found that the drug has no effect.
What has the scientist committed?
- A Confounding Error
- A Reliability Error
- A Type II error (False Negative)
- A Type I error (False Positive)
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