Question: A student claims that she can correctly identify whether a person is studying a business or science major by the way the person dresses. Suppose

A student claims that she can correctly identify whether a person is studying a business or science major by the way the person dresses. Suppose in actuality that if someone is studying a business major, she can correctly identify that person as a business student 87% of the time. When a person is studying a science major, the student will incorrectly identify that person as a business student 16% of the time. Presented with one person and asked to identify the area of study of this person (who is studying either a business or science major), she considers this to be a hypothesis test with the null hypothesis being that the person is a business student and the alternative that the person is a science student.

What would be a Type II error?

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Saying that the person is a business student when in fact the person is a business student.

Saying that the person is a science student when in fact the person is a business student.

Saying that the person is a science student when in fact the person is a science student.

Saying that the person is a business student when in fact the person is a science student.

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