RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS

TESTS OF SIGNIFICANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Bags of a certain brand of tortilla chips claim to have a net weight of 14 ounces. Net weights actually vary slightly from bag to bag and are Normally distributed with mean µ . A representative of a consumer advocacy group wishes to see if there is any evidence that the mean net weight is less than advertised and so intends to test the hypotheses H0:µ =14 Ha:µ <14. A Type I error in this situation would mean ____
A
concluding that the bags are being underfilled when they actually aren’t.
B
concluding that the bags are being underfilled when they actually are.
C
concluding that the bags are not being underfilled when they actually are.
D
concluding that the bags are not being underfilled when they actually aren’t.
E
none of these
Explanation: 
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