An Insurance Company Has Gathered the Following Information Regarding the Number

question 48

Essay

An insurance company has gathered the following information regarding the number of accidents reported per day over a period of 100 days. ​
Using the critical value approach, test to see if the above data have a Poisson distribution. Let α = .05.

Understand the definition and range of p-values in hypothesis testing.

Distinguish between null and alternative hypotheses.

Understand the relationship and trade-off between Type I and Type II errors.

Identify scenarios of Type I and Type II errors.

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