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TABLE 9-2
A student claims that he can correctly identify whether a person is a business major or an agriculture major by the way the person dresses. Suppose in actuality that if someone is a business major, he can correctly identify that person as a business major 87% of the time. When a person is an agriculture major, the student will incorrectly identify that person as a business major 16% of the time. Presented with one person and asked to identify the major of this person (who is either a business or an agriculture major) , he considers this to be a hypothesis test with the null hypothesis being that the person is a business major and the alternative that the person is an agriculture major.
-Referring to Table 9-2, what would be a Type I error?


Definitions:

Candidate

An individual who is being considered for a position, status, or undertaking, often in the context of elections or selection processes.

Psychophysicists

Scientists who study how physical stimuli (e.g., light, sound) are translated into psychological experiences, focusing on the relationships between physical properties of stimuli and sensory perceptions.

Experiments

Controlled tests or investigations conducted to discover or test a hypothesis.

Subjective Evaluation

An assessment based on personal opinions, feelings, or tastes, rather than external facts or criteria.

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