Assume That a Hypothesis Test of the Given Claim Will $$\sigma = 14.7$$

question 109

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
-The principal of a middle school claims that test scores of the seventh-graders at his school vary less than the test scores of seventh-graders at a neighboring school, which have variation described by $$\sigma = 14.7$$ Identify the type I error for the test.

• A)The error of rejecting the claim that the standard deviation is less than 14.7 when it really is less than 14.7.
• B)The error of failing to reject the claim that the standard deviation is at least 14.7 when it is actually less than 14.7.
• C)The error of rejecting the claim that the standard deviation is at least 14.7 when it really is at least 14.7.

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