Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data (4th Edition)
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Author: Alan Agresti, Christine A. Franklin, Bernhard Klingenberg
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Chapter 9.4, Problem 52PB
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To determine
Explain whether the type-I error or type-II error is more serious for the decisions in the following test.
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To determine
Explain whether the type-I error or type-II error is more serious for the decisions in the following test.
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Chapter 9 Solutions
Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data (4th Edition)
Ch. 9.1 - H0 or Ha? For parts a and b, is the statement a...Ch. 9.1 - H0 or Ha? For each of the following, is the...Ch. 9.1 - Burden of proof For a new pesticide, should the...Ch. 9.1 - Financial aid The average financial aid package...Ch. 9.1 - Low-carbohydrate diet A study plans to have a...Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 6PBCh. 9.1 - Proper hypotheses? Explain what is wrong with each...Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 8PBCh. 9.1 - P-value Indicate whether each of the following...Ch. 9.2 - Psychic A person who claims to be psychic says he...
Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 11PBCh. 9.2 - Get P-value from z For a test of H0: p = 0.50, the...Ch. 9.2 - Get more P-values from z Refer to the previous...Ch. 9.2 - Find test statistic and P-value For a test of H0:...Ch. 9.2 - Dogs and cancer A recent study4 considered whether...Ch. 9.2 - Religion important in your life? Americans ages 18...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 17PBCh. 9.2 - Prob. 18PBCh. 9.2 - Testing a headache remedy Studies that compare...Ch. 9.2 - Gender bias in selecting managers For a large...Ch. 9.2 - Gender discrimination Refer to the 95% confidence...Ch. 9.2 - Garlic to repel ticks A study (J. Amer. Med....Ch. 9.2 - Exit-poll predictions According to an exit poll of...Ch. 9.2 - Which cola? The 49 students in a class at the...Ch. 9.2 - How to sell a burger A fast-food chain wants to...Ch. 9.2 - A binomial headache A null hypothesis states that...Ch. 9.2 - P-value for small samples Example 4, on whether...Ch. 9.3 - Which t has P-value = 0.05? A t test for a mean...Ch. 9.3 - Practice mechanics of a t test A study has a...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 30PBCh. 9.3 - Low carbohydrate diet In a recent study,8 272...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 32PBCh. 9.3 - Facebook friends Many students brag that they have...Ch. 9.3 - Lake pollution An industrial plant claims to...Ch. 9.3 - Weight change for controls A disadvantage of the...Ch. 9.3 - Crossover study A crossover study of 13 children...Ch. 9.3 - Too little or too much wine? Wine-pouring vending...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 38PBCh. 9.3 - Assumptions important? Refer to the previous...Ch. 9.3 - Anorexia in teenage girls Example 8 described a...Ch. 9.3 - Sensitivity study Ideally, results of a...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 42PBCh. 9.4 - Dr. Dog In the experiment in Example 4, we got a...Ch. 9.4 - Error probability A significance test about a...Ch. 9.4 - Fracking errors Example 6, in testing H0: p = 0.5...Ch. 9.4 - Prob. 46PBCh. 9.4 - Anorexia decision Refer to the previous exercise....Ch. 9.4 - Prob. 48PBCh. 9.4 - Errors in medicine Consider the test of H0: The...Ch. 9.4 - Prob. 50PBCh. 9.4 - Detecting prostate cancer Refer to the previous...Ch. 9.4 - Prob. 52PBCh. 9.5 - Misleading summaries? Two researchers conduct...Ch. 9.5 - Practical significance A study considers whether...Ch. 9.5 - Prob. 55PBCh. 9.5 - Fishing for significance A marketing study...Ch. 9.5 - Prob. 57PBCh. 9.5 - Prob. 58PBCh. 9.5 - Interpret medical research studies a. An...Ch. 9.6 - Find P(Type II error) A study is designed to test...Ch. 9.6 - Gender bias in selecting managers Exercise 9.20...Ch. 9.6 - Prob. 62PBCh. 9.6 - P(Type II error) large when p close to H0 For...Ch. 9.6 - Prob. 64PBCh. 9.6 - Power for infertility trial Consider Example 13...Ch. 9.6 - Exploring Type II errors Refer to the web app from...Ch. 9 - H0 or Ha? For each of the following hypotheses,...Ch. 9 - Write H0 and Ha For each of the following...Ch. 9 - Prob. 69CPCh. 9 - Free-throw accuracy Consider all cases in which a...Ch. 9 - Brown or Whitman? Californias governor election in...Ch. 9 - Prob. 72CPCh. 9 - Prob. 73CPCh. 9 - Prob. 74CPCh. 9 - Prob. 75CPCh. 9 - Start a hockey team A fraternity at a university...Ch. 9 - Prob. 77CPCh. 9 - Prob. 78CPCh. 9 - Prob. 79CPCh. 9 - Prob. 80CPCh. 9 - Prob. 81CPCh. 9 - Two ideal children? Is the ideal number of...Ch. 9 - Prob. 83CPCh. 9 - Prob. 84CPCh. 9 - Blood pressure When Vincenzo Baranellos blood...Ch. 9 - Increasing blood pressure In the previous...Ch. 9 - Tennis balls in control? When it is operating...Ch. 9 - Prob. 88CPCh. 9 - Prob. 89CPCh. 9 - CI and test Refer to the previous exercise. a. For...Ch. 9 - Prob. 91CPCh. 9 - Religious beliefs statistically significant? A...Ch. 9 - Prob. 93CPCh. 9 - Prob. 94CPCh. 9 - Prob. 95CPCh. 9 - Prob. 96CPCh. 9 - Prob. 98CPCh. 9 - Baseball home team advantage In Major League...Ch. 9 - Prob. 100CPCh. 9 - Prob. 101CPCh. 9 - Prob. 102CPCh. 9 - Prob. 103CPCh. 9 - Prob. 104CPCh. 9 - Prob. 105CPCh. 9 - Prob. 106CPCh. 9 - Prob. 107CPCh. 9 - Prob. 108CPCh. 9 - Significance Explain the difference between...Ch. 9 - More doctors recommend An advertisement by Company...Ch. 9 - Prob. 111CPCh. 9 - Bad P-value interpretations A random sample of...Ch. 9 - Prob. 113CPCh. 9 - Prob. 114CPCh. 9 - Prob. 115CPCh. 9 - Prob. 116CPCh. 9 - Prob. 117CPCh. 9 - Prob. 118CPCh. 9 - Prob. 119CPCh. 9 - Prob. 120CPCh. 9 - Prob. 121CPCh. 9 - True or false A 95% confidence interval for =...Ch. 9 - Prob. 123CPCh. 9 - Prob. 124CPCh. 9 - Prob. 125CPCh. 9 - Prob. 126CPCh. 9 - Prob. 127CPCh. 9 - Prob. 128CP
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