In a study on the effects of a new type of soft lighting on task efficiency using two groups of office workers as the participants, a researcher mistakenly concludes that the use of the new lighting does NOT improve task efficiency when, in fact, it does

What type of error has the researcher made?

A) A Type I error
B) A Type II error
C) A beta error
D) An alpha error

Answer: B

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