A New Chocolate Company Is Estimating How Many Candy Bars

question 125

Multiple Choice

A new chocolate company is estimating how many candy bars per week college students will consume of their line of
products. The graph shows the probable number of candy bars students (age 18 -22) will consume from year 0 to year 10.
B(x) gives the number of candy bars for boys, G(x) gives the number of candy bars for girls, and T(x) gives the total
number for both groups. Use the graph to answer the question.
-Estimate B(4) and G(4) and use your estimates to estimate T(4) .

• A) 2.0; 2.8; 4.8
• B) 1.5; 2.5; 4.0
• C) 1.8; 2.5; 4.3
• D) 2.0; 3.0; 5.0

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Definitions:

Type I Error

The error of rejecting a true null hypothesis, also known as a false positive.

Alpha

Often denoted as α, it is a significance level used in hypothesis testing, representing the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis.

Alpha

A term often associated with the significance level in hypothesis testing, indicating the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis.

Type II Error

The error occurs when the null hypothesis is not rejected when it is actually false.