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16. The FDA regulates that fresh Albacore tuna fish contains at most 0.82 ppm of mercury. A scientist at the FDA believes the mean amount of mercury in tuna fish for a new company exceeds the ppm of mercury. The hypotheses are Ho -0.82 Hi: u> 0.82. What is a type II error in the context of this problem? a) The fish is rejected by the FDA when in fact it had less than 0.82 ppm of mercury b) The fish is accepted by the FDA when in fact it had less than 0.82 ppm of mercury. c) The fish is rejected by the FDA when in fact it had more than 0.82 ppm of mercury. (dThe fish is accepted by the FDA when in fact it had more than 0.82 ppm of mercury 17. According to the February 2008 Federal Trade Commission report on consumer fraud and identity theft, 23% of all complaints in 2007 were for identity theft. In that year, Alaska had 321 complaints of identity theft out of 1,432 consumer complaints. Does this data provide enough evidence to show that Alaska had a lower proportion of identity theft than 23% The hypotheses are Ho: p 23 % H: p 23 % . What is a type I error in the context of this problem? Federal Trade Commission. (2008). Consumer fraud and identity theft complaint data Jamuary-December 2007. Retrieved from website http://www.ftc.gov/opa 2008/02 fraud pd a) It is believed that less than 23 % of Alaskans had identity theft and there really was 23% or less that experienced identity theft. b) It is believed that more than 23% of Alaskans had identity theft and there really was 23% or more that experience identity theft. c) It is believed that less than 23% of Alaskans had identity theft even though there really was 23 % or more that experienced identity theft. d) It is believed that more than 23% of Alaskans had identity theft even though there really was less than 23% that exnerienced identitv theft MiZMZ 37. A 2011 survey, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, reported that 91% of Americans have paid leave. In January 2012, a random survey of 1000 workers showed that 89 % had paid leave. The resulting p- value is .0271; thus, the null hypothesis is rejected. It is concluded that there has been a decrease in the proportion of people, who have paid leave from 2011 to January 2012. What type of eror is possible in this situation? a) Type I Error b) Type II Error c) Standard Error d) Margin of Error e) No error was made.

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