Absorption Rates into the Body Are Important Considerations When Manufacturing $$\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu _ { G } - \mu _ { B } = 0$$

question 39

Multiple Choice

Absorption rates into the body are important considerations when manufacturing a generic version of a brand-name drug. A pharmacist read that the absorption rate into
The body of a new generic drug (G) is the same as its brand-name counterpart (B) . She
Has a researcher friend of hers run a small experiment to test $$\mathrm { H } _ { 0 } : \mu _ { G } - \mu _ { B } = 0$$ against the
Alternative $$\mathrm { H } _ { A } : \mu _ { G } - \mu _ { B } \neq 0$$ Which of the following would be a Type I error?

• A) Deciding that the absorption rates are the same, when in fact they are.
• B) Deciding that the absorption rates are different, when in fact they are.
• C) Deciding that the absorption rates are the same, when in fact they are not.
• D) Deciding that the absorption rates are different, when in fact they are not.
• E) The researcher cannot make a Type I error, since he has run an experiment.

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