Reconsider the previous two exercises. a. Describe what a Type I error would mean in this context.
Question:
Reconsider the previous two exercises.
a. Describe what a Type I error would mean in this context.
b. Describe what a Type II error would mean in this context.
Data from previous exercises
The Nellie Mae organization conducts an extensive annual study of credit card usage by college students. For their 2004 study, they analyzed credit bureau data for a random sample of 1,413 undergraduate students between the ages of 18 and 24. Th ey found that 76% of the students sampled held a credit card. Three years earlier they had found that 83% of undergraduates sampled held a credit card. (Assume that the sample size was similar in 2001.)
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Introduction To Statistical Investigations
ISBN: 9781118172148
1st Edition
Authors: Beth L.Chance, George W.Cobb, Allan J.Rossman Nathan Tintle, Todd Swanson Soma Roy