A random sample of 400 voters in a certain city are asked if they favor an additional

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A random sample of 400 voters in a certain city are asked if they favor an additional 4% gasoline sales tax to provide badly needed revenues for street repairs. If more than 220 but fewer than 260 favor the sales tax, we shall conclude that 60% of the voters are for it.

(a) Find the probability of committing a type I error if 60% of the voters favor the increased tax.

(b) What is the probability of committing a type II error using this test procedure if actually only 48% of the voters are in favor of the additional gasoline tax?

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Probability & Statistics For Engineers & Scientists

ISBN: 9780130415295

7th Edition

Authors: Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, Sharon L. Myers, Keying

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