CAIE S2 2003 November — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2003
SessionNovember
TopicHypothesis test of binomial distributions
TypeExplain Type I or II error

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  1. Explain what is meant by
    (a) a Type I error,
    (b) a Type II error.
  2. Roger thinks that a box contains 6 screws and 94 nails. Felix thinks that the box contains 30 screws and 70 nails. In order to test these assumptions they decide to take 5 items at random from the box and inspect them, replacing each item after it has been inspected, and accept Roger's hypothesis (the null hypothesis) if all 5 items are nails.
    (a) Calculate the probability of a Type I error.
    (b) If Felix's hypothesis (the alternative hypothesis) is true, calculate the probability of a Type II error.