If 100 Independent Hypothesis Tests Are Conducted Using a Significance

question 18

Multiple Choice

If 100 independent hypothesis tests are conducted using a significance level of 0.10, and if all of the null hypotheses are true, what is the expected number of false positives (type I errors) ?

• A)0
• B)5
• C)10
• D)There is not enough information to say.

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