Imagine the Table That Illustrates the Relationship Between the Nature

question 52

Essay

Imagine the table that illustrates the relationship between the nature of the null hypothesis and your action as a researcher (which includes potential Type I and Type II errors),and apply the four possible outcomes to situations of mandated drug testing in elite athletics.
One: Describe the statistical equivalent to when a famous baseball player's blood test was negative for performance-enhancing drugs when there truly were no performance-enhancing drugs present in his blood.
Two: Describe the statistical equivalent to when a world-class sprinter's blood test was positive for performance-enhancing drugs when there truly were no performance-enhancing drugs present in her blood.
Three: Describe the statistical equivalent to when a famous baseball player's blood test was negative for performance-enhancing drugs when there truly were performance-enhancing drugs present in his blood.
Four: Describe the statistical equivalent to when a world-class sprinter's blood test was positive for performance-enhancing drugs when there truly were performance-enhancing drugs present in her blood.

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