A Contact Lens Wearer Read That the Producer of a New

question 31

Multiple Choice

A contact lens wearer read that the producer of a new contact lens boasts that their lenses are cheaper than contact lenses from another popular company. The null hypothesis H0: μold -μnew = 0 is tested against the alternative HA: μold -μnew > 0 . Which of the following would be a Type II error?

• A) Deciding that the new lenses are cheaper, when in fact they really are
• B) Deciding that the new lenses are cheaper, when in fact they are not
• C) Deciding that the new lenses are not really cheaper, when in fact they are
• D) Deciding that the new lenses are not really cheaper, when in fact they are not
• E) It does not matter.

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