Question
Identify Type I and II errors in the following scenarios: (A) Medical testing for a disease. A new medical test is developed to detect a
Identify Type I and II errors in the following scenarios:
(A) Medical testing for a disease. A new medical test is developed to detect a particular disease. The test is conducted on a sample of individuals, some of whom have the disease and some of whom do not. We pre-assume individuals that are being tested are healthy.
(B) Quality Control in Manufacturing. A manufacturing company has a quality control process in place to check if the products are defective. Each product is tested, and based on the test, it is either accepted or rejected. We pre-assume a product that is being tested is good.
(C) Legal Trial. In legal trial, a defendant is accused of a crime. The jury has to decide whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty based on the evidence presented.