Assume that a hypothesis test to support 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 59,100, 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 equal to 59,100, when it is actually greater than 59,100.
B) Fail to reject the claim that the mean attendance is more than 59,100, when it is actually less than 59,100.
C) Fail to reject the claim that the mean attendance is equal to 59,100, when it is actually less than 59,100.
D) Reject the claim that the mean attendance is equal to 59,100 when it is actually 59,100.

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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, the null hypothesis is that the mean attendance is equal to 59,100. The type II error would be failing to reject this hypothesis when the true mean attendance is actually greater than 59,100.

Assume That a Hypothesis Test to Support the Given Claim