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How would you define type I and type II errors in the realm hypothesis testing? And which mistake do you think is the more serious of the two?

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Interview question asked to Data Scientists interviewing at Square, Snowflake, Roblox and others: How would you define type I and type II errors in the realm hypothesis testing? And which mistake do you think is the more serious of the two?.