Formulate the indicated conclusion in nontechnical terms Be

Formulate the indicated conclusion in nontechnical terms. Be sure to address the original claim. You are given the following hypothesis statememts: H0: 50 Ha: < 50 Which of the following statements represents a Type I error? Failing to reject the null hypothesis when in fact < 50. Rejecting the null hypothesis when in fact 50 . Failing to reject the null hypothesis when in fact 50. Rejecting the null hypothesis when in fact < 50.

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You are given the following hypothesis statememts: H0: 50 Ha: < 50 Which of the following statements represents a Type I error?

Rejecting the null hypothesis when in fact 50 . [ANSWER, B]

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Note that a type I error is incorrectly rejecting a true null hypothesis. Hence, the answer is above.