QuestionA hypothesis test produced a -value of 0.09981 . If the test was conducted at the significance level , which of the following is correct about the result? Reject ; neither Type I error nor Type II error is possible. Do not reject ; a Type II error is possible. Reject ; a Type I error is possible. Reject ; a Type I error is possible. Do not reject ; a Type II error is possible.
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STEP 1
What is this asking?
Should we reject the *null hypothesis* based on the given *p-value* and *significance level*, and what type of error is possible?
Watch out!
Don't mix up *Type I* and *Type II* errors!
A *Type I error* happens when you reject a true null hypothesis, while a *Type II error* happens when you fail to reject a false null hypothesis.
STEP 2
1. Compare p-value and significance level.
2. Determine rejection.
3. Identify possible errors.
STEP 3
Alright, let's **compare** our **p-value**, which is , with our **significance level** , which is .
Remember, the p-value tells us the probability of observing our data, or more extreme data, if the null hypothesis is actually true.
STEP 4
Is less than or equal to ?
Nope! is **greater than** .
This means the probability of observing our data under the null hypothesis is relatively high.
STEP 5
Since our **p-value** () is **greater than** our **significance level** (), we **do not reject** the **null hypothesis** .
We don't have enough evidence to reject it!
STEP 6
Since we **did not reject** , we could have made a **Type II error**.
This would mean that the null hypothesis is actually false, but we failed to reject it based on our data.
A **Type I error** is only possible when we reject the null hypothesis, which we didn't do here.
STEP 7
We **do not reject** , and a **Type II error** is possible.
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