If a Clothing Store Customer Takes a Pair of Pants

question 16

Multiple Choice

If a clothing store customer takes a pair of pants from the rack, removes all of the external sales tags, and then approaches the sales clerk or a refund, what crime may be charged?

• A)Theft
• B)Fraud
• C)Criminal mischief
• D)None of the above

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Definitions:

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, commonly denoted by alpha (α) and used to measure the strength of evidence against the null hypothesis.

α

Typically represents the level of significance in hypothesis testing, indicating the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.

β Recalculate

A statistical process of re-estimating the beta coefficient in finance or regression models, adjusting for changes in variables or data.

Type II Error

A statistical error that occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected, meaning a real effect or difference is missed.