Potential Errors When Performing Tests
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QUESTION
Identify the error: Treating a nonresponse-biased sample as if it were a random sample.
QUESTION
What is the Type I error in hypothesis testing, stated in terms of
H
0
H_0
H
0
?
QUESTION
Identify the potential error: performing a
z
z
z
test for a mean when
σ
\sigma
σ
is unknown.
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Use a
t
t
t
test when
σ
\sigma
σ
is unknown. Population SD rarely known; sample SD requires t-distribution for proper inference.
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