Consider a hypothesis test to decide whether the mean cost to community hospital

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Consider a hypothesis test to decide whether the mean cost to community hospitals per patient per day in Ohio exceed the national mean. Answer the following questions. a. " The mean cost to community hospitals per patient per day in Ohio exceeds the national mean and the result of the sampling leads to the conclusion that the mean cost to community hospitals per patient per day in Ohio exceeds the national mean " is a

A. Type II error

B. correct decision

C. Type I error b.

" The mean cost to community hospitals per patient per day in Ohio does not exceed the national mean but the result of the sampling leads to the conclusion that the mean cost to community hospitals per patient per day in Ohio exceeds the national mean " is a

A. Type I error

B. correct decision

C. Type II error c.

" The mean cost to community hospitals per patient per day in Ohio exceeds the national mean but the result of the sampling does not lead to the conclusion that the mean cost to community hospitals per patient per day in Ohio exceeds the national mean " is a

A. correct decision

B. Type II error

C. Type I error d.

" The mean cost to community hospitals per patient per day in Ohio does not exceed the national mean and the result of the sampling does not lead to the conclusion that the mean cost to community hospitals per patient per day in Ohio exceeds the national mean " is a

A. correct decision

B. Type I error

C. Type II error

Explanation / Answer

H0: mu = national mean
Ha: mu > national mean

a)
Correct decision

b)
Type I error
Here we incorrectly rejected the null hypothesis

c)
Type II error
Here we incorrectly fail to reject the null hypothesis

d)
correct decision

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