Identify the Type I Error or Type II Error as Indicated

question 46

Multiple Choice

Identify the Type I error or Type II error as indicated.
-The average diastolic blood pressure of a group of men suffering from high blood pressure is 100 mmHg. During a clinical trial, the men receive a medication which it is hoped will lower their blood pressure. After three
Months, the researcher wants to perform a hypothesis test to determine whether the average diastolic blood pressure of
The men has decreased. The hypotheses are: $$\begin{array} { l } \mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu = 100 \mathrm { mmHg } \\\mathrm { H } _ { \mathrm { a } } : \mu < 100 \mathrm { mmHg }\end{array}$$
Identify the Type II error.

• A)Fail to reject the claim that the average diastolic blood pressure is 100 mmHg when in fact it is less than 100 mmHg.
• B)Fail to reject the claim that the average diastolic blood pressure is 100 mmHg when in fact it is 100 mmHg.
• C)Reject the claim that the average diastolic blood pressure is 100 mmHg when in fact it is 100 mmHg.
• D)Reject the claim that the average diastolic blood pressure is 100 mmHg when in fact it is less than 100 mmHg.

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