A Man Is on Trial Accused of Murder in the First

question 19

Multiple Choice

A man is on trial accused of murder in the first degree.The prosecutor presents evidence that he hopes will convince the jury to reject the hypothesis that the man is innocent.This situation can be modeled as a hypothesis test with the following hypotheses:
$H _ { 0 }$ : The defendant is not guilty.
$H _ { A }$ : The defendant is guilty.
Explain the result of a Type II error.

• A)The jury will fail to reach a decision.
• B)The jury will conclude that the defendant is guilty when in fact he is not guilty.
• C)The jury will conclude that the defendant is not guilty when in fact he is not guilty.
• D)The jury will conclude that the defendant is guilty when in fact he is guilty.
• E) The jury will conclude that the defendant is not guilty when in fact he is guilty.

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Definitions:

Percent Defective

Percent Defective is a quality metric that represents the percentage of units in a batch that are not meeting the required standards or specifications.

Acceptance Sampling

A statistical quality control method used to decide whether to accept or reject a lot of products by inspecting a random sample rather than the entire batch.

Capable

The quality of being able to achieve a specified task or outcome efficiently and effectively.

Consumer's Risk

The probability of accepting a defective product or service because the inspection or test fails to detect the flaw.