Author Question: The erroneous acceptance of a null hypothesis that is in fact false can have consequences such as: ... (Read 144 times)

lunatika · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

The erroneous acceptance of a null hypothesis that is in fact false can have consequences such as:
a. interrupting the production process in order to adjust machinery that needs no adjusting
b. acquitting a guilty defendant in a criminal trial
c. switching to a new supplier of raw material although the performance of the old one was satisfactory
d. convicting a guilty defendant in a criminal trial
e. condemning a firm for ignoring pollution standards even though it has done no such thing

Question 2

Charles Spearman developed the rank correlation coefficient in the early 1900's. It is a parametric alternative to the linear correlation coefficient (Pearson's product moment r).
Indicate whether the statement is true or false