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B U A E A parachutist has made thousands of successful jumps. His assumption is that when he pulls the ripcord, the parachute will open. a) What are the null and alternative hypotheses? null hypothesis- When he pulls his ripcord the parachute will open alternative hypothesis- When he pulls his ripcord the parachute will not open. b) Describe a Type I error in context along with the consequence. When he pulls the ripcord, the parachute will not open. c) Describe a Type II error in context along with the consequence. When he pulls the ripcord, the parachute will open. d) Which is a more serious error in this context? Justify your answer. Type I error because if the parachute doesn't open, he is likely to be in danger including serious injury or death. e) Most parachutes have a backup in case the rip cord malfunctions. Does this guard against Type I or Type II errors? Explain. I () Suppose you went skydiving and pull the rip cord and it does not function. You have time to pull it again or pull the back-up but not both. What would you do? I would pull the backup because the chance that both do not work is very slim