A Company Has Developed a New Diet That It Claims

question 84

Multiple Choice

A company has developed a new diet that it claims will lower one's weight by more than 10 pounds. Health officials decide to conduct a test to validate this claim. The consumers should be ________.

• A) more concerned about Type I error
• B) more concerned about Type II error
• C) concerned about both Type I and Type II errors
• D) is not concerned at all

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Definitions:

Social Acceptance

The degree to which an individual is accepted or regarded favorably by society or a social group.

Lymphocytes

The two types of white blood cells that are part of the body’s immune system: B lymphocytes form in the bone marrow and release antibodies that fight bacterial infections; T lymphocytes form in the thymus and other lymphatic tissue and attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign substances.

Mental Alertness

The state of being keenly attentive, awake, and able to think and react quickly, often influenced by various physiological and psychological factors.

Aggressive Behavior

Actions or conduct that can cause physical or emotional harm to others, or threaten to do so.