A recent survey suggests 30% of boat owners do not regularly use their boat after the second year of ownership.A local boat dealer wants to test the alternative hypothesis that p .30 with α = .05.He surveys 60 boat owners and finds 42% of the owners who have owned their boat for three years report they do not regularly use their boat.Assuming that p = .35, the probability of type II error is approximately ________.
A)0.2211
B)0.1421
C)0.8579
D)0.7789
E)0.4965

Question

A recent survey suggests 30% of boat owners do not regularly use their boat after the second year of ownership.A local boat dealer wants to test the alternative hypothesis that p > .30 with α = .05.He surveys 60 boat owners and finds 42% of the owners who have owned their boat for three years report they do not regularly use their boat.Assuming that p = .35, the probability of type II error is approximately ________.
A)0.2211
B)0.1421
C)0.8579
D)0.7789
E)0.4965

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The probability of a Type II error (β) is the probability of failing to reject the null hypothesis when it is false. Given that the alternative hypothesis is p > .30 and assuming p = .35 for the calculation, the probability of observing a result that does not lead to rejecting the null hypothesis (when it should be rejected) corresponds to the scenario described. The exact calculation of β depends on the test statistics, sample size, and assumed true proportion under the alternative hypothesis, but without performing the detailed calculation, the provided answer is selected based on the information given.

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