For the given scenario, determine the type of error that was made, if any. (Hint: Begin by determining the null and alternative hypotheses.)     A pharmaceutical company claims only 2% as the percentage of people taking a particular drug that experience significant side effects. One researcher claims that the percentage of people taking a particular drug that experience significant side effects is less than 2%. The researcher conducts a hypothesis test and fails to reject the null hypothesis. Assume that in reality, the percentage of people taking a particular drug that experience significant side effects is 0.5%. Was an error made? If so, what type

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For the given scenario, determine the type of error that was made, if any. (Hint: Begin by determining the null and alternative hypotheses.)
 
 
A pharmaceutical company claims only 2%

as the percentage of people taking a particular drug that experience significant side effects. One researcher claims that the percentage of people taking a particular drug that experience significant side effects is less than 2%. The researcher conducts a hypothesis test and fails to reject the null hypothesis. Assume that in reality, the percentage of people taking a particular drug that experience significant side effects is 0.5%. Was an error made? If so, what type?

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