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In hypothesis testing, we deal with Type III error by: Acting carefully and dili

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In hypothesis testing, we deal with Type III error by: Acting carefully and diligently in our choices of hypothesis statements and in deciding what statistical model we apply to a situation. Hedging our bets' by saying "there's no evidence to reject the null hypothesis" when the p-value is less than alpha. Choosing a level of significance that allows us to reject the null hypothesis, so that we will always end up rejecting the null hypothesis - thereby avoiding this type of error altogether. "Hedging our bets' by saying "there's no evidence to reject the null hypothesis when the p-value is larger than alpha. Choosing a level of significance that is acceptably low.

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Option-C