SOLUTION: Identify the type I error and the type II error that correspond to the given hypothesis. The percentage of households with more than 1 pet is equal to 65%. Identify the type I err

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Question 1066150: Identify the type I error and the type II error that correspond to the given hypothesis. The percentage of households with more than 1 pet is equal to 65%.
Identify the type I error. Choose the correct answer below.
A.Reject the null hypothesis that the percentage of households with more than 1
pet is equal to 65% when that percentage is actually equal to 65%.
B.Fail to reject the null hypothesis that the percentage of households with more than 1 pet is equal to 65% when that percentage is actually different from 65%.
C.Fail to reject the null hypothesis that the percentage of households with more than 1 pet is equal to 65% when the percentage is actually equal to 65%.
D.Reject the null hypothesis that the percentage of households with more than 1
pet is equal to 65% when that percentage is actually different from 65%.
Identify the type II error. Choose the correct answer below.
A.Fail to reject the null hypothesis that the percentage of households with more than 1 pet is equal to 65% when that percentage is actually different from 65%.
B.Reject the null hypothesis that the percentage of households with more than 1
pet is equal to 65% when the percentage is actually equal to 65%.
C.Fail to reject the null hypothesis that the percentage of households with more than 1 pet is equal to 65% when the percentage is actually equal to 65%.
D.Reject the null hypothesis that the percentage of households with more than 1
pet is equal to 65% when that percentage is actually different from 65%.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
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Type I is to reject Ho when Ho is true. You say it is not 65% when it is. That is A.
Type II is to accept a false null hypothesis. You say it is 65% when it really isn't. That is A.