SOLUTION: Previously, an organization reported that teenagers spent 4.5 hours per week, on average, on the phone. The organization thinks that, currently, the mean is higher. Fifteen random

Question 1056584: Previously, an organization reported that teenagers spent 4.5 hours per week, on average, on the phone. The organization
thinks that, currently, the mean is higher. Fifteen randomly chosen teenagers were asked how many hours per week they
spend on the phone. The sample mean was 4.75 hours with a sample standard deviation of 2.0. Conduct a hypothesis test,
the Type I error is:

a. to conclude that the current mean hours per week is higher than 4.5, when in fact, it is higher
b. to conclude that the current mean hours per week is higher than 4.5, when in fact, it is the same
c. to conclude that the mean hours per week currently is 4.5, when in fact, it is higher
d. to conclude that the mean hours per week currently is no higher than 4.5, when in fact, it is not higher
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The Type I error, alpha, is to reject the null hypothesis when it is in fact true.
That would be to say that the number of hours is not 4.5 hours when it fact it was.
That would be B.
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