A random sample of 400 voters in a certain city are asked if they favor an additional 4% gasoline sales tax to provide badly needed revenues for street repairs. If more than 220 but fewer than 260 favor the sales tax, we shall conclude that 60% of the voters are for it. (a) Find the probability of committing a type I error if 60% of the voters favor the increased tax. (b) What is the probability of committing a type II error using this test procedure if actually only 48% of the voters are in favor of the additional gasoline tax?

A random sample of 400 voters in a certain city are asked if they favor an additional 4% gasoline sales tax to provide badly needed revenues for street repairs. If more than 220 but fewer than 260 favor the sales tax, we shall conclude that 60% of the voters are for it. (a) Find the probability of committing a type I error if 60% of the voters favor the increased tax. (b) What is the probability of committing a type II error using this test procedure if actually only 48% of the voters are in favor of the additional gasoline tax?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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