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Body Temperature. Refer to Exercise 9.21. Explain what each of the following would
a. Type I error
b. Type II error
c. Correct decision
Now suppose that the results of carrying out the hypothesis test lead to rejection of the null hypothesis. Classify that conclusion by error type or as a correct decision if in fact the mean body temperature of all healthy humans
d. is 98.6°F.
e. is not 98.6° F.
9,21 Body Temperature. A study by researchers at the University of Maryland addressed the question of whether the mean body temperature of humans is 98.6°F. The results of the study by P. Mackowiak et al. appeared in the article “A Critical Appraisal of 986°F, the Upper Limit of the Normal Body Temperature, and Other Legacies of Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich” (Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 268, pp. 1578-1580). Among other data, the researchers obtained the body temperatures of 93 healthy humans. Suppose that you want to use those data to decide whether the mean body temperature of healthy humans differs from 98.6°F.
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