Assume That a Hypothesis Test of the Given Claim Will

question 16

Multiple Choice

Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I or type II error for the test
-A psychologist claims that more than 3 percent of the population suffers from professional problems due to extreme shyness. Identify the type II error for the test.

• A)The error of rejecting the claim that the true proportion is at most 3 percent when it really is at most 3 percent.
• B)The error of rejecting the claim that the true proportion is more than 3 percent when it really is more than 3 percent.
• C)The error of failing to reject the claim that the true proportion is at most 3 percent when it is actually more than 3 percent.

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