A Consumer Analyst Asks Participants to Rate the Health Benefits

question 61

Multiple Choice

A consumer analyst asks participants to rate the health benefits of two health drinks-EnerG and Supreme. EnerG is rated more nutritive with a mean of 5.5 than Supreme, which is found to have a mean of 4.3. The Type II error would be to conclude that EnerG is:

• A)more nutritious than Supreme when a true difference in health benefits exists.
• B)no more nutritious than Supreme when EnerG actually provides more health benefits.
• C)no more nutritious than Supreme when no difference in health benefits exists.
• D)more nutritious than Supreme when the two brands provide similar health benefits.

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Definitions:

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