Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I or type II error for the test.
-The owner of a football team claims that the mean attendance at games is over 85,700, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Identify the type II error for the test.

A) Fail to reject the claim that the mean attendance is more than 85,700, when it is actually less than 85,700.
B) Fail to reject the claim that the mean attendance is equal to 85,700, when it is actually greater than 85,700.
C) Reject the claim that the mean attendance is equal to 85,700 when it is actually 85,700.
D) Fail to reject the claim that the mean attendance is equal to 85,700, when it is actually less than 85,700.

Question

Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I or type II error for the test.
-The owner of a football team claims that the mean attendance at games is over 85,700, and he is therefore justified in moving the team to a city with a larger stadium. Identify the type II error for the test.

A) Fail to reject the claim that the mean attendance is more than 85,700, when it is actually less than 85,700.
B) Fail to reject the claim that the mean attendance is equal to 85,700, when it is actually greater than 85,700.
C) Reject the claim that the mean attendance is equal to 85,700 when it is actually 85,700.
D) Fail to reject the claim that the mean attendance is equal to 85,700, when it is actually less than 85,700.

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A type II error occurs when we fail to reject the null hypothesis when it is actually false. In this case, failing to reject the claim that the mean attendance is equal to 85,700 when it is actually greater than 85,700 is a type II error.

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