Read FAQ $2\mathrm{.}3\mathrm{.}3$ to learn about Type I and Type II errors in order to be able to complete this exercise.

$2\mathrm{.}3\mathrm{.}26$

Spam filters in an email program are similar to hypothesis tests in that there are two possible decisions and two possible realities and therefore two kinds of errors that can be made. The hypotheses can be considered as:

$H_0$ : Incoming email message is legitimate.

$H_2$ : Incoming email message is spam.

Your answer is incorrect.

Describe what rejecting $H_0$ means in this context.

It has been proven the incoming email message is spam

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