Pretend You're an Engineer in Charge of Managing the Construction

question 10

Multiple Choice

Pretend you're an engineer in charge of managing the construction of a new highway. You decide to specify a proprietary paving material that happens to be manufactured by a company
That is owned by your brother-in-law. This situation represents a possible

• A) professional responsibility.
• B) conflict of interest.
• C) code of ethics.
• D) all of the above.

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Definitions:

Type I Error

The incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive" in hypothesis testing.

P-Value

The probability of observing a test statistic at least as extreme as the one observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, a measure of the risk of making a Type I error.

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is a significant difference or effect, contrasting with the null hypothesis and indicating the presence of an observed effect.