date:Mar 01, 2013
. Type 1 errors may send product developers back to reformulating when no reformulation is necessary, Mr. Cowden.
Type II sensory testing errors happen when companies wrongly conclude no difference exists in products. For example, sensory testing may show a reduced sugar ice cream has similar sweetness to the conventional ice cream when there is actually a big difference in sweetness. The type II error thus may lead to a failed product once it hits the market.
Besides reducing type I and type