Error 1. Suppose you are measuring the temperature at which alcohol gel fuelburn

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1. Suppose you are measuring the temperature at which alcohol gel fuelburns to determine whether it burns at a temperature hotter than 1900 degrees C.You formulate the following hypothesis test:

H0: = 1900 degrees C

H1: > 1900 degrees C

Match the following statements with the type of error they describe.

A. Type I

B. Type II

You decide that the gel fuel burns at a temperature hotter than 1900 degrees C, when in fact it burns at a temperature of 1900 degrees C.

You decide that the gel fuel burns at a temperature of 1900 degrees C, when in fact it burns at a temperature hotter than 1900 degrees C.

Explanation / Answer

Type I Error (false positive) : You decide that the gel fuel burns at a temperature hotter than 1900 degrees C, when in fact it burns at a temperature of 1900 degrees C.

Type I Error (false negative): You decide that the gel fuel burns at a temperature of 1900 degrees C, when in fact it burns at a temperature hotter than 1900 degrees C.

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