Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Section 12.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 595: 13a

Answer

The level of significance must be very low, $α=0.01$, for example.

Work Step by Step

Remember that $α=P(type~I~error)=P(rejecting~H_0~when~H_0~is~true)$ In this case, the type I error means that we are declaring an innocent person guilty. The consequences of this are severe, so we must proceed with extreme caution and use a low level of significance.
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