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-A criminal trial can be compared to a hypothesis test. The hypotheses are as follows: Null hypothesis: The defendant is innocent
Alternative hypothesis: The defendant is guilty
Suppose that in one trial, if convicted, the defendant will receive the death penalty. Do you think
That a significance level of 0.05 or 0.01 is more appropriate in this case. Why?
A)0.05. It is important not to reject the null hypothesis if it is true.
B)0.01. It is important not to reject the null hypothesis if it is true.
C)0.05. It is important to reject the null hypothesis if it is false.
D)0.01. It is important to reject the null hypothesis if it is false.

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Given the severe consequence of a false conviction (death penalty), a lower significance level (0.01) is more appropriate to minimize the risk of wrongly rejecting the null hypothesis (innocence). This ensures a higher standard of evidence before concluding guilt.

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