Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 521: 14a

Answer

Type II error: to not reject that 22% of married men have “strayed” at least once during their married lives (null hypothesis) when, in fact, the percentage is different from 22%. Or, to not reject that $p=0.22$ when $p\ne0.22$

Work Step by Step

This happens when the true $p\ne0.22$, but $P$-value $\gt α$.
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