Identify a possible Type I error in the context of this problem by completing the sentence below. The planning committee  _____

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UP is considering building a new cafeteria. The planning committee intends surveying a random sample of students to determine if there is evidence that more than half the students would utilise the new facility, in which case they will consider building a new cafeteria.

Identify a possible Type I error in the context of this problem by completing the sentence below.

The planning committee  _____

considers building a new cafeteria when they should not.
considers building a new cafeteria when they should.
does not consider building a new cafeteria when they should.
does not consider building a new cafeteria when they should not.
Transcribed Image Text:considers building a new cafeteria when they should not. considers building a new cafeteria when they should. does not consider building a new cafeteria when they should. does not consider building a new cafeteria when they should not.
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Test is that whether more than half the students would utilise the new facility.

The type I error is defined as rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.

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