SOLUTION: John rejected a null hypothesis in a right-tailed test for a mean at α = .025 because his critical t value was 2.000 and his calculated t value was 2.345. We can be sure that

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Question 176502: John rejected a null hypothesis in a right-tailed test for a mean at α = .025 because his critical t value was 2.000 and his calculated t value was 2.345. We can be sure that
A)
John did not commit Type I error.
B)
John did not commit Type II error.
C)
John committed neither Type I nor Type II error.
D)
none of the above can definitely be concluded.

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
John rejected a null hypothesis in a right-tailed test for a mean at α = .025 because his critical t value was 2.000 and his calculated t value was 2.345. We can be sure that
A)
John did not commit Type I error.
B)
John did not commit Type II error.
C)
John committed neither Type I nor Type II error.
D)
none of the above can definitely be concluded.
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B because John rejected Ho. That leaves him only subject
to a Type I error.
Cheers,
Stan H.

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