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A hypothesis test is to be carried out at ? = 0 . 05, for a population whose SD

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Question

A hypothesis test is to be carried out at ? = 0.05, for a population whose SD is 12. Use the output below to decide how big a sample is needed to bring the type II error probability below 0.2. Show work.

Power and Sample Size

1-Sample Z Test

Testing mean = null (versus not = null)

Calculating power for mean = null + difference Alpha = 0.05

Assumed standard deviation = 12

Sample

Target

Difference

Size

Power

Actual Power

5

29

0.6

0.611752

5

36

0.7

0.705418

5

46

0.8

0.806758

5

61

0.9

0.902220

A. 29

B. 61

C. 46

D. 36

Sample

Target

Difference

Size

Power

Actual Power

5

29

0.6

0.611752

5

36

0.7

0.705418

5

46

0.8

0.806758

5

61

0.9

0.902220

Explanation / Answer

Answer : C. 46

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