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question 52

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The dean of a business college in the Midwest claims that he can correctly identify whether a student is a finance major or a music industry management major by the way the student dresses.Suppose in actuality that he can correctly identify finance majors 84% of the time,while 16% of the time he mistakenly identifies a music industry management major as a finance major.Presented with one student and asked to identify the major of this student (who is either a finance or music industry management major) ,the dean considers this to be a hypothesis test with the null hypothesis being that the student is a finance major and the alternative that the student is a music industry management major.
-Which of the following statements illustrates a Type II error?

• A)Saying that the student is a music industry management major when in fact the student is a finance major.
• B)Saying that the student is a finance major when in fact the student is a finance major.
• C)Saying that the student is a finance major when in fact the student is a music industry management major.
• D)Saying that the student is a music industry management major when in fact the student is a music industry management major.

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Definitions:

Axon Membrane

The lipid bilayer covering the axon of a neuron that facilitates the conduction of electrical impulses.

Positive Ions

Entities such as atoms or molecules that possess a net positive charge due to the loss of one or more electrons.

Action Potential

Action Potential is a rapid and momentary electrical charge that travels along a neuron, triggering the release of neurotransmitters and the transmission of signals.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across the synaptic gap from one neuron to another in the nervous system.