Hypothesis Testing Concepts
- Previous year questions on Hypothesis Testing Concepts for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Community Medicine section of the exam.
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- 8 live questions in Hypothesis Testing Concepts.
- 1 of 8 questions carries a verified exam year: 2019.
- Community Medicine is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 3 Sept 2026.
Q1.Rejection of True Null Hypothesis is known as:-
- AType II error
- BType I error✓ Correct answer
- CBoth
Q2.A study finds no significant association between two variables but truly there exists a difference. What type of error is this?
- AType I error
- BType II error✓ Correct answer
- CRandom error
- DSystematic error
Q3.A researcher said he has discovers a new drug which is effective in chronic hypertensives with a p value of < 0.10. Which of the following is true regarding the same?
- AThe test is 90% reproducible
- B90% of test results could have occurred by chance
- CNot more than 10% of the people benefitted by the drug could he due to chance✓ Correct answer
- D90% of patients will be benefitted by giving the drug
Q4.Power of a study can be increased by-
- AIncreasing a error
- BDecreasing ss error✓ Correct answer
- CDecreasing a error
- DIncreasing ss error
Q5.In a statistical study for calculating the effect of drug on patient's sugar level the test showed significant difference when in reality there was no difference
- AAlpha error✓ Correct answer
- BBeta error
- CGamma error
- DPower of a test
Q6.Significant value of "p" is: March 2010
- A0.01
- B0.02
- C0.04
- D0.05✓ Correct answer
Q7.After applying a statistical test, an investigator gets the `p value' as 0.01. It means that:
- AThe probability of finding a significant difference is 1%
- BThe probability of declaring a significant difference, when there is truly no difference, is 1%
- CThe difference is not significant 1% times and significant 99% times✓ Correct answer
- DThe power of the test used is 99%
Q8.Hypothesised null value for confidence interval of relative risk
- AZero
- BOne✓ Correct answer
- CTwo
- DFive
Answer key
Q1: B. Type I error; Q2: B. Type II error; Q3: C. Not more than 10% of the people benefitted by the drug could he due to chance; Q4: B. Decreasing ss error; Q5: A. Alpha error; Q6: D. 0.05; Q7: C. The difference is not significant 1% times and significant 99% times; Q8: B. One.
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