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(a) Determine the null and alternative hypotheses, (b) explain what it would mea

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Question

(a) Determine the null and alternative hypotheses, (b) explain what it would mean to make a type I error, and (c) explain what it would mean to make a type II error.

Three years ago, the mean price of a single-family home was

$243,797.

A real estate broker believes that the mean price has

increasedincreased

since then.

(a) Which of the following is the hypothesis test to be conducted?

A.

Upper H 0H0:

=$243,797;

Upper H 1H1:

$243,797

B.

Upper H 0H0:

=$243,797;

Upper H 1H1:

<$243,797

C.

Upper H 0H0:

=$243,797;

Upper H 1H1:

>$243,797

(b) Which of the following is a type I error?

A.

The broker fails to reject the hypothesis that the mean price is

$243,797,

when the true mean price is greater

than

$243,797.

B.

The broker rejects the hypothesis that the mean price is

$243,797,

when it is the true mean cost.

C.

The broker rejects the hypothesis that the mean price is

$243,797,

when the true mean price is

greater

than

$243,797.

(c) Which of the following is a type II error?

A.

The broker rejects the hypothesis that the mean price is

$243,797,

when it is the true mean cost.

B.

The broker fails to reject the hypothesis that the mean price is

$243,797,

when it is the true mean cost.

C.

The broker fails to reject the hypothesis that the mean price is

$243,797,

when the true mean price is

greatergreater

than .243,797.

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Explanation / Answer

Three years ago, the mean price of a single-family home was $243,797.

A real estate broker believes that the mean price has increased since then.

(a) Which of the following is the hypothesis test to be conducted?

Answer is C

Ho =$243,797

vs H1: >$243,797

(b) Which of the following is a type I error?

Type 1 error is probability of rejecting null hypothesis when it is true.

Answer is

B. The broker rejects the hypothesis that the mean price is $243,797, when it is the true mean cost.

(c) Which of the following is a type II error?

Type 2 error is accepting Ho when it is false.

Answer is  C. The broker fails to reject the hypothesis that the mean price is $243,797, when the true mean price is greatergreaterthan $243,797.