A Weight Loss Centre Provided a Loss for 72% of Its

question 33

Multiple Choice

A weight loss centre provided a loss for 72% of its participants.The centre's leader decides to test a new weight loss strategy.Identify the Type I error in this context.

• A)The centre sampled all participants at the weight loss centre.
• B)The centre concludes that the proportion of participants losing weight is increasing,but in fact the new strategy does not help weight loss.
• C)The product of the centre's sample size and sample proportion was less than 10.
• D)The centre concludes that proportion of weight loss is increasing since the weight loss level can only increase.
• E)The centre stops the new strategy,but in fact weight loss is increasing and the strategy helps.

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