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9.2 Exercise 15

Avg difficulty 2.5

State the Type I and Type II errors in complete sentences given the following statements.

  1. The mean number of years Americans work before retiring is 34.
  2. At most 60% of Americans vote in presidential elections.
  3. The mean starting salary for San Jose State University graduates is at least $100,000 per year.
  4. Twenty-nine percent of high school seniors get drunk each month.
  5. Fewer than 5% of adults ride the bus to work in Los Angeles.
  6. The mean number of cars a person owns in their lifetime is not more than ten.
  7. About half of Americans prefer to live away from cities, given the choice.
  8. Europeans have a mean paid vacation each year of six weeks.
  9. The chance of developing breast cancer is under 11% for females.
  10. Private universities mean tuition cost is more than $20,000 per year.

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