Suppose the defendant in a particular judicial system is presumed guilty until p

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Suppose the defendant in a particular judicial system is presumed guilty until proven innocent. What are the null and alternative hypotheses? What are the meanings of the risks of committing either a Type l or Type Il error? State the null and alternative hypotheses. Ho: The defendant is H,: The defendant is What are the meanings of the risks of committing either a Type I or Type ll error? O A. A Type I error would be not convicting a guilty person. A Type ll error would be not convicting an innocent person. O B. A Type l error would be convicting a guilty person. A Type II error would be convicting an innocent person ° C. A Type l error would be not convicting a guilty person. A Type II error would be convicting an innocent person O D. A Type I error would be not convicting an innocent person. A Type lIl error would be convicting a guilty person.

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Ho: The defendant is guilty.

H1: The defendant is not guilty.

A type I error would be not convicting a guilty person.

Option C is correct.

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