9,24 Grey-Seal Nursing. Refer to Exercise 9-16. Explain what each of the following would mean.
a. Type I error
b. Type II error
c. Correct decision
Now suppose that the results of carrying out the hypothesis test lead to rejection of the null hypothesis. Classify that conclusion by error type or as a correct decision if in fact the mean lactation period of grey seals
d. equals 23 days.
e. differs from 23 days.
9.16 Grey-Seal Nursing. Grey seals are one of several types of earless seals. The length of time that a female grey seal nurses her pup is studied by S. Twiss et al. in the article “Variation in Female Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) Reproductive Performance
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