Think about the story of the boy who cried wolf In this stor

Think about the story of “the boy who cried wolf”. In this story, a boy would frequently cry “wolf, wolf” when really there was no wolf there. He did this so often that the villagers began to ignore him. Then one day, a wolf really did appear. The boy cried “wolf, wolf”, and nobody paid attention. Then bad things happened. In this story, the boy crying “wolf, wolf” when really there was no wolf is analogous to a:

a. Type I error

b. Type II error

c. Type III error

d. Type IV error

Solution

a. Type I error