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natalie2426

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A Gallup Poll in 1997 asked What do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have? In a random sample of 1000 Americans, aged 18 or older, 50 responded that having 0 to 2 children was ideal. What is the conservative margin of error for this sample?

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You are asked to serve on a jury for a trial to decide whether a defendant is guilty of murder. You will decide either that the defendant is guilty or not guilty. Explain what your Type 1 and Type 2 errors are.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

3.2

Answer to Question 2

A Type 1 error is to mistakenly decide on a guilty verdict when the defendant is truly innocent. The Type 2 error is to mistakenly decide on a not guilty verdict when the defendant is truly guilty.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 24, 2018
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