Consider the hypotheses below: Ho : The test kit reveals COVID negative. Ha: The test kit reveals COVID positive. The Patient who is COVID negative actually tested positive using the testing kit. This is an example of what error?
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1) A Type I error happens when: (Select the correct answer/s, and explain your choice/s) a. a cancer patient is tested and the shows negative b. patient receives highly potent chemotherapy with severe side effects when they are misdiagnosed with tumor (i.e., when they don't actually have the disease). c. a patient has actually contracted HIV and the test shows that they have the disease d. the null hypothesis is not rejected when it is false e. the null hypothesis is rejected when it is true.
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Pregnancy testing: A college student hasn't been feeling well and visits her campus health center. Based on her symptoms, the doctor suspects that she is pregnant and orders a pregnancy test. The results of this test could be considered a hypothesis test with the following hypotheses: H0: The student is not pregnant Ha: The student is pregnant. Which of the following statements is considered a Type I error? The student is not pregnant, and the test result shows she is not pregnant. The student is pregnant, and the test result shows she is pregnant. The student is not pregnant, but the test result shows she is pregnant. The student is pregnant, but the test result shows she is not pregnant.
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