Many consumer groups feel that the Country A drug approval process is too easy a

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Many consumer groups feel that the Country A drug approval process is too easy and, as a result, too many drugs are approved that are later found to be unsafe. On the other hand, a number of industry lobbyists have pushed for a more lenient approval process so that pharmaceutical companies can get new drugs approved more easily and quickly. Consider a null hypothesis that a new, unapproved drug is unsafe and an alternative hypothesis that a new, unapproved drug is safe. Complete parts (a) through (d) below. a. Explain the risks of committing a Type I or Type II error. Choose the correct answer below. A. A Type I error would be incorrectly approving an unsafe drug. A Type II error would be incorrect y failing to approve a safe drug. B. A Type I error would be incorrectly failing to approve a safe drug. A Type II error would be incorrectly approving an unsafe drug. C. A Type I error would be incorrectly failing to approve an unsafe drug. A Type II error would be incorrectly approving a safe drug. D. A Type I error would be incorrectly approving a safe drug A Type II error would be incorrectly failing to approve an unsafe drug.

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Option C is Correct. Type 1 error would be reject the null hypothesis when it is actually true. (That is incorrectly failing to approve an unsafe drug)

Type 2 error would be failing to reject the null hypothesis when it is false.

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