document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=888179>Question 888179</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An experiment tests whether or not dogs can detect cancer by sniffing 7 urine vials, one of which was from a cancer patient. When the hypothesis is tested that the dogs randomly guess, H0: p = 1/7, against the hypothesis that the dogs do not randomly guess, Ha: p not equal 1/7, a P-value of 0.05 is obtained. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the decision in part a is in error, what type of error is it? Explain using the context of the experiment.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A - A Type I Error - The P value would cause the rejection of the hypothesis that the dogs randomly guess when in reality they have a method for determining the cancer vial.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B- A Type II error - The P value would cause the rejection of the hypothesis that the dogs randomly guess when in reality they do randomly guess.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C - A Type I error - The P value would cause the rejection of the hypothesis that the dogs randomly guess when in reality they do randomly guess.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D. A Type II error - The P value would not cause rejection of the hypothesis that the dogs randomly  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " If the decision in part a is in error, what type of error is it? Explain using the context of the experiment.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure what you are going to do if p-value = alpha = 5%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you fail to reject Ho (that detection is random).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If that decision is an error, you committed a Type II Error, i.e.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you accepted Ho when it was infact false.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: B<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " A - A Type I Error - The P value would cause the rejection of the hypothesis that the dogs randomly guess when in reality they have a method for determining the cancer vial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " B- A Type II error - The P value would cause the rejection of the hypothesis that the dogs randomly guess when in reality they do randomly guess.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " C - A Type I error - The P value would cause the rejection of the hypothesis that the dogs randomly guess when in reality they do randomly guess.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " D. A Type II error - The P value would not cause rejection of the hypothesis that the dogs randomly <BR>\n" );
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