A Consumer Analyst Asks Participants to Rate the Comfort of the Ride

question 46

Multiple Choice

A consumer analyst asks participants to rate the comfort of the ride for two brands of all-terrain tires-Trail Cushion and Mud Handler. Trail Cushion is rated more comfortable with a mean of 5.5 than Mud Handler, which is found to have a mean of 4.3. The Type I error would be to conclude that Trail Cushion is:

• A)more comfortable than Mud Handler when a true difference in comfort exists.
• B)no more comfortable than Mud Handler when Trail Cushion is actually more comfortable.
• C)no more comfortable than Mud Handler when no difference in comfort exists.
• D)more comfortable than Mud Handler when the two tires are equally comfortable.

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