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Review Question - QID 212773

Statistical Hypotheses and Error Type II Error (False Negative) Stating there is no effect when an effect exists QID: 212773 (M1.OMB.19.1)
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QID 212773 (Type "212773" in App Search)
A pharmaceutical company is studying the effect of a novel compound that they have discovered to treat osteoporosis. They perform a randomized controlled clinical trial to study if this compound has an effect on the incidence of hip fractures among osteoporotic patients. They find that there is no statistical difference between the experimental and control groups so they do not pursue the compound further. Two years later, a second team tests the same compound and finds that the compound is effective, and follow up studies confirm that the compound has a statistically significant effect on fracture risk. Which of the following most likely describes what occurred in the first study?
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