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Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A HypoTesting Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. A Type II error is committed if we make: a. a correct decision when the null hypothesis is false. b. a correct decision when the null hypothesis is true. c. an incorrect decision when the null hypothesis is false. d. an incorrect decision when the null hypothesis is true. ____ 2. The hypothesis of most interest to the researcher is: a. the alternative hypothesis. b. the null hypothesis. c. both hypotheses are of equal interest. d. Neither hypothesis is of interest. ____ 3. A Type I error occurs when we: a. reject a false null hypothesis. b. reject a true null hypothesis. c. dont reject a false null hypothesis. d. dont reject a true null hypothesis. ____ 4. A Type II error is defined as: a. rejecting a true null hypothesis. b. rejecting a false null hypothesis. c. not rejecting a true null hypothesis. d. not rejecting a false null hypothesis. ____ 5. The probability of a Type II error is denoted by: a. α b. β c. 1 ? α d. 1 ? β ____ 6. Which of the following would be an appropriate alternative hypothesis? a. The mean of a population is equal to 70. b. The mean of a sample is equal to 70. c. The mean of a population is greater than 70. d. The mean of a sample is greater than 70. ____ 7. Suppose we wish to test H0: μ = 45 vs. H1: μ 45. What will result if we conclude that the mean is greater than 45 when the actual mean is 50? a. We have made a Type I error. b. We have made a Type II error. c. We have made both a Type I error and a Type II error.