A skeptical paranormal researcher claims the proportion of Americans that have seen a UFO, p,
is less than 1 in every one thousand. Identify the type 2 error for the test.
Please show all work on how you got this answer.
Solution
Type II error is when you do not reject the null hypothesis even though it is false.
Ho: p = 1/1000 H1: p < 1/1000 (the researches claim) In this example the type II error would be
finding that the proportion of Americans that have seen a UFO is 1/1000 or higher when in fact,
the true proportion is less than 1 in 1000..
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1. A skeptical paranormal researcher claims the proportion of Americans that have seen a UFO, p,
is less than 1 in every one thousand. Identify the type 2 error for the test.
Please show all work on how you got this answer.
Solution
Type II error is when you do not reject the null hypothesis even though it is false.
Ho: p = 1/1000 H1: p < 1/1000 (the researches claim) In this example the type II error would be
finding that the proportion of Americans that have seen a UFO is 1/1000 or higher when in fact,
the true proportion is less than 1 in 1000.
