Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I or type II error for the test
-A cereal company claims that the mean weight of the cereal in its packets is at least 14 oz. Identify the type I error for the test.
A)The error of failing to reject the claim that the mean weight is at least 14 oz. when it is really more than 14 oz.
B)The error of rejecting the claim that the mean weight is at least 14 oz. when it really is at least 14 oz.
C)The error of failing to reject the claim that the mean weight is at least 14 oz. when it is really less than 14 oz.

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A type I error occurs when the null hypothesis is rejected when it is actually true. In this case, rejecting the claim that the mean weight is at least 14 oz when it really is at least 14 oz represents a type I error.

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