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If the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis of a particular test would cause your firm to go out of business, would you want $\alpha$ to be small or large? Explain.
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$\alpha$ is the probability of making a Type I error, which is rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true. In other words, it is the risk of making a false positive decision. Show more…
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