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(e) A Stat 215 student has missed a regularly scheduled exam. The Stat211 instru

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Question

(e) A Stat 215 student has missed a regularly scheduled exam. The Stat211 instructor must decide between the null hypothesis The student's excuse for missing the exam is valid" and the alternate hypothesis "The student's excuse for missing the exam is not valid." A TYPE II ERROR would occur if A. the student's excuse for missing the cxam is actually not valid, and the instructor decides that the student's excuse for missing the exam is not valid. B. the student's excuse for missing the exam is actually valid, but the instructor decides that the student's excuse for missing the exam is not valid. C. the student's excuse for missing the exam is actually valid, and the instructor decides that the student's excuse for missing the exam is valid. D. the student's excuse for missing the exan is actually not valid, but the instructor decides that the student's excuse for missing the exam is valid

Explanation / Answer

A TYPE 2 ERROR WOULD OCCUR WITH OPTION D

TYPE 2 ERROR: THE PROBABILITY OF ACCEPTING THE NULL HYPOTHESIS WHEN IT IS IN REALITY FALSE.