TYPE 1 AND 2 ERRORS Suppose when getting ready for school you make the null hypo

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TYPE 1 AND 2 ERRORS

Suppose when getting ready for school you make the null hypothesis that it is not going to rain. Identify

which of the statements below give a type 1 and type 2 error in context and explain how you know. Then,

explain which error you would like to protect more strongly against making and how you would set your

signi cance level for evaluating evidence against your null accordingly.

(a) You take your umbrella to work but don't end up needing to use it because it never rains.

(b) You leave your umbrella at home and get rained on walking between classes

Explanation / Answer

a. This is type II error.

b. This is type I error.

Here type I error is to protected more as carrying umbrella and not raining won't effect much but not carrying umbrella with make you wet so we need to protect type I error

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