Provide an Appropriate Response

question 216

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-A criminal trial can be compared to a hypothesis test. The hypotheses are as follows: Null hypothesis: The defendant is innocent
Alternative hypothesis: The defendant is guilty
Suppose that in one trial, if convicted, the defendant will receive the death penalty. Do you think
That a significance level of 0.05 or 0.01 is more appropriate in this case. Why?

• A)0.05. It is important not to reject the null hypothesis if it is true.
• B)0.01. It is important not to reject the null hypothesis if it is true.
• C)0.05. It is important to reject the null hypothesis if it is false.
• D)0.01. It is important to reject the null hypothesis if it is false.

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Definitions:

Correlation Matrix

A table showing correlation coefficients among more than two variables.

Scatterplot

A type of graph used to display values for two variables for a set of data, showing the relationship between them.

Negative Correlation

A correlation between two variables where one's gain is the other's loss.

Negative Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa.