document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=888972>Question 888972</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the experiment in Example 4, we got a P-value = 0.000 for testing H0: p = 1/7 about dogs’ ability to diagnose urine from bladder cancer patients.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. For the significance level 0.05, what decision would you make?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. If you made an error in part a, what type of error was it? Explain what the error means in context of the Dr. Dog experiment.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #537772 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=537772\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the experiment in Example 4, we got a P-value = 0.000 for testing H0: p = 1/7 about dogs’ ability to diagnose urine from bladder cancer patients.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " a. For the significance level 0.05, what decision would you make?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: Since the p-value is less than 5%, rejec Ho.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. If you made an error in part a, what type of error was it?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: You rejected Ho. That is a Type I error.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Explain what the error means in context of the Dr. Dog experiment.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You rejected the Ho-hypothesis that the dogs abiltiy was random.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If your rejection is an error, you failed to realize that the dog's<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dianosis ability is random.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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