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10.12 A random sample of 400 voters in a certain city are asked if they favor an additional 4% gasoline sales tax to provide badly needed revenues for street repairs. If more than 220 but fewer than 260 favor the sales tax, we shall conclude that 60% of the voters are for it.

10.12 A random sample of 400 voters in a certain city are asked if they favor an additional 4% gasoline sales tax to provide badly needed revenues for street repairs. If more than 220 but fewer than 260 favor the sales tax, we shall conclude that 60% of the voters are for it.

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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ISBN:9780547587776
Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL
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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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10.12 A random sample of 400 voters in a certain city are asked if they favor an additional 4% gasoline sales tax to provide badly needed revenues for street repairs. If more than 220 but fewer than 260 favor the sales tax, we shall conclude that 60% of the voters are for it. (a) Find the probability of committing a type I error if 60% of the voters favor the increased tax.. (b) What is the probability of committing a type II error using this test procedure if actually only 48% of the voters are in favor of the additional gasoline tax? 10.13 Suppose, in Exercise 10.12, we conclude that 60% of the voters favor the gasoline sales tax if more than 214 but fewer than 266 voters in our sample favor it. Show that this new critical region results in a smaller value for a at the expense of increasing B.
Transcribed Image Text:10.12 A random sample of 400 voters in a certain city are asked if they favor an additional 4% gasoline sales tax to provide badly needed revenues for street repairs. If more than 220 but fewer than 260 favor the sales tax, we shall conclude that 60% of the voters are for it. (a) Find the probability of committing a type I error if 60% of the voters favor the increased tax.. (b) What is the probability of committing a type II error using this test procedure if actually only 48% of the voters are in favor of the additional gasoline tax? 10.13 Suppose, in Exercise 10.12, we conclude that 60% of the voters favor the gasoline sales tax if more than 214 but fewer than 266 voters in our sample favor it. Show that this new critical region results in a smaller value for a at the expense of increasing B.
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