Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 520: 12a

Answer

Type II error: to not reject that 38% of adults with children under the age of 18 ate dinner with their family 7 nights a week (null hypothesis) when, in fact, the percentage is less than 38%. Or, to not reject that $p=0.38$ when $p\lt0.38$

Work Step by Step

This happens when the true $p\lt0.38$, but $P$-value $\gt α$.
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