Potential Errors When Performing Tests

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

H₀: A new airbag is no safer than the old one. Hₐ: It's safer.

Type I Type II

A Type I error in this context means:

  • A

    Concluding the new airbag is not safer when it really is.

  • B

    Refusing to adopt an airbag.

  • C

    Adopting an airbag with no safety improvement.

  • D

    Concluding the new airbag is safer when it really isn't.

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Explanation

Type I error: rejecting H₀ when H₀ is true—saying it's safer when it's not.

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