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The manager of a warehouse monitors the volume of shipments made by the delivery

ID: 2927643 • Letter: T

Question

The manager of a warehouse monitors the volume of shipments made by the delivery team. The automated tracking system tracks every package as it moves through the facility. A sample of 25 packages is selected and weighed every day. On the basis of contracts withcustomers, the mean weight should be

muequals=22

pounds with

sigmaequals=5

pounds.

Mark the statement below as True or False. If you believe that the statement is false, briefly say why you think it is false.

A Type I error occurs if the mean weight

mu

and standard deviation

sigma

do not change.

Choose the correct answer below.

A.

True

B.

False, a Type I error occurs if the system signals a problem when none has occurred.

C.

False, a Type II error occurs if the mean weight

mu

and standard deviation

sigma

do not change.

D.

False, a Type I error occurs if the system fails to detect a problem.

Explanation / Answer

Answer is (A)

Above statement is true . A type 1 error occurs if mu and sigma do not change .