Concept explainers
To provide: The ways in which type I error may occur.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The table is:
Leukaemia | Lymphoma | Other cancers | |
HCC | 52 | 10 | 17 |
LCC | 84 | 21 | 31 |
The test statistic is 0.435.4
The hypotheses are:
Type I error happenes if the null hypthesis is rejected even if it is correct.
In this case, the type I error would occur if the null hypothesis is rejected and concluded that there is an assoiation between the type of wiring and cancer’s form when actually there is no relationship.
Thus, the correct option is (d).
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