Calculation of type I and type II error
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2. Two different companies have applied to provide cable television service in a certain region. Let p denote the proportion of all potential subscribers who favor the first company over the second. Consider testing H0 : p = .5 vs HA : P ≠ .5 based on a random sample of 25 individuals. Let X denote the number in the sample who favor the first company and x represent the observed value of X.
i. Which of the following rejection regions is most appropriate and why?
R1 = {x : x < 7 or x > 18}
R2 = {x : x < 8}
R3 = {x : x>17}
ii. In the context of this problem situation, describe what type I and type II errors
are.
iii. Compute the probability of a type II error for the selected region in part (a)
when p = .3, p = .4, p = .5, and p = .6.
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Consider 95% confidence interval
P( |x - np / √npq | < 1.96) = .95
|x - 25*0.5 / √25*.5*.5 | < 1.96
|x - 12.5 / 2.5 | < 1.96
| x - 12.5 | < 4.9
-4.9 < x - 12.5 ...
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