Introduction To Statistics And Data Analysis
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337793612
Author: PECK, Roxy.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 10.2, Problem 15E
How accurate are DNA paternity tests? By comparing the DNA of the baby and the DNA of a man that is being tested, one maker of DNA paternity tests claims that their test is 100% accurate if the man is not the father and 99.99% accurate if the man is the father (IDENIGENE, dnatesting.com/paternity-test-questions/paternity-test-accuracy/).
- a. Consider using the results of DNA paternity testing to decide between the following two hypotheses:
H0: a particular man is not the father
Ha: a particular man is the father
In the context of this problem, describe Type I and Type II errors. (Although these are not hypotheses about a population characteristic, this exercise illustrates the definitions of Type I and Type II errors.)
- b. Based on the information given, what are the values of α, the
probability of a Type I error, and β, the probability of a Type II error?
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