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Statistical Analysis - Homework

This document contains the solutions to two practice problems regarding hypothesis testing. The first problem identifies a Type I error scenario where rejecting the null hypothesis that the mean time to harvest berries is 90 days when it is true. The second problem states that both Type I and Type II errors are equally bad for a scenario analyzing death rates between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal prisoners, as either could have negative social or health consequences.

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Statistical Analysis - Homework

This document contains the solutions to two practice problems regarding hypothesis testing. The first problem identifies a Type I error scenario where rejecting the null hypothesis that the mean time to harvest berries is 90 days when it is true. The second problem states that both Type I and Type II errors are equally bad for a scenario analyzing death rates between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal prisoners, as either could have negative social or health consequences.

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Name: Jean Rose V.

Ehem

Course and Year: BSACT, 3RD YEAR

Practice 2.1

The correct significance level for this scenario is:

Null hypothesis: The mean number of days required to obtain the first berry is equal to 90 days.

Alternative hypothesis: The mean number of days required to obtain the first berry is different from 90 days.

H0 : μ = 90
H1 : μ = 90
The correct type of error is:
 The type of error that can occur in this scenario is a Type I error because the null hypothesis is rejected since it is
true.
 In this case, the null hypothesis is that the mean number of days required to obtain the first berry is equal to 90
days.
 If the corporation rejects this null hypothesis based on the sample mean of 92.3 days, it may be making a Type I
error if the true population mean is equal to 90 days.
 This would mean that the corporation is concluding that the mean number of days is different from the 90 days
claimed, when in fact it is not significantly different.

Practice 2.2
The correct significance level for this scenario is:
Null hypothesis: The percentage of deaths of Aboriginal prisoners is equal to 0.27%.
Alternative hypothesis: The percentage of deaths of Aboriginal prisoners is higher than 0.27%.
H0 : p = 0.27
H1 : p > 0.27
The correct type of error is:
 The type of error that can occur in this scenario is that both are equally bad.
 Type I error occurs when we reject the null hypothesis when it is true. In the problem, this would mean that
concluding that the percentage of deaths of Aboriginal prisoners is higher than the percentage of deaths of non-
Aboriginal prisoners when there is no significant difference. This could lead to unjustified claims of
discrimination, which could create social unrest and may even lead to policy changes that are not necessary.
 Type II error occurs when we fail to reject the null hypothesis when it is actually false. In the problem, this
indicates failing to detect a significant difference in the percentage of deaths between Aboriginal and non-
Aboriginal prisoners when there is one. This could lead to the continuation of discriminatory practices, which
could result in harm to the health and well-being of Aboriginal prisoners. This could contribute to ongoing
inequities and could further erode trust in the criminal justice system.
 Therefore, both Type I and Type II errors are undesirable, but they have different consequences.

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