1. Hypothesis testing is a procedure that uses sample evidence and probability theory to decide whether to reject or fail to reject a hypothesis True False
2 .The Greek letter used to represent the probability of a Type I error is alpha (α True False
3. A machine is set to fill the small-size packages of M&M candies with 56 candies per bag. A sample revealed: three bags of 56, two bags of 57, one bag of 55, and two bags of 58. To test the hypothesis that the mean candies per bag is 56, how many degrees of freedom are there? A. 9 B. 1 C. 8 D. 7
4. What is a Type II error? A. Failing to reject a false null hypothesis B. Rejecting a false null hypothesis C. Accepting a false alternate hypothesis D. Rejecting a false alternate hypothesis
5. The probability of a Type II error is represented by ________.
A. α
B. β
C. the Type I error
D. σ