document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1027474>Question 1027474</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fair Packaging and Labeling Federal law requires that a jar of peanut butter that is labeled as containing 32 ounces must contain at least 32 ounces. A consumer advocate feels that a certain peanut butter manufacturer is shorting customers by under filling the jars\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) determine the null and alternative hypotheses, (b) explain what it would mean to make a Type I error, and (c) explain what it would mean to make a Type II error. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #642678 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=642678\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ho: A jar contains >= 32 ounces.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ha: A jar contains < 32 ounces<BR>\n" );
document.write( "alpha is the probability of rejecting Ho given that Ho is true.  That means we say the company is cheating when it isn't.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A Type II error is accepting a null hypothesis which is false.  That means we say the company is fine when they are cheating.   </SPAN>\n" );
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