REZIAHMAY GOCOTANO
BS PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCH 121 - SEMIFINALS
TYPE I and TYPE II ERROR
Answer the following questions:
1) In a type 1 error...
a) the null is true but we reject it
b) the null is true and we fail to reject it
c) the null is false and we reject it
d) the null is false but we fail to reject it
2) An experiment is conducted to determine whether a new treatment helps patients with diabetes.
● H0: The treatment does not work.
● Ha: The treatment works.
Which of the following is a Type I Error in this situation?
a) the treatment does not work, but we believe that it does
b) the treatment does not work, and we believe it does not work
c) the treatment works, and we believe that it works
d) the treatment works, but we think that it doesn't
3) An experiment is conducted to determine whether a new treatment helps patients with diabetes.
● H0: The treatment does not work.
● Ha: The treatment works.
Which of the following is a Type II Error in this situation?
a) the treatment does not work, but we believe that it does
b) the treatment does not work, and we believe it does not work
c) the treatment works, and we believe that it works
d) the treatment works, but we think that it doesn't
4) When leaving for school, you make a judgment on these hypotheses.
● Ho: The weather will remain dry.
● Ha: It will rain.
What are the results of the Type I and Type II errors?
a) Type I: Needlessly carry around an umbrella all day. Type II: Get drenched
b) Type I: Get drenched. Type II: Needlessly carry around an umbrella all day
c) Type I: Carry umbrella & it rains. Type II: Carry no umbrella & it doesn't rain
d) Type I: Get drenched. Type II: Carry umbrella & it rains
5) A large nationwide poll recently showed an unemployment rate of 9% in the US. The mayor of a local
town wonders if this is true for her town, so she plans to take a sample of residents to see if the
unemployment rate is significantly different than 9% in her town. Here are the hypotheses:
● H0: p = 0.09
● Ha: p ≠ 0.09
Which of the following would be a type I error?
a) She concludes the town's unemployment rate is not 9% when it actually is.
b) She concludes the town's unemployment rate is not 9% when it actually is not.
c) She concludes the town's unemployment rate is 9% when it actually is.
d) She concludes the town's unemployment rate is 9% when it actually is not.
6) A large nationwide poll recently showed an unemployment rate of 9% in the US. The mayor of a local
town wonders if this is true for her town, so she plans to take a sample of residents to see if the
unemployment rate is significantly different than 9% in her town. Here are the hypotheses:
● H0: p = 0.09
● Ha: p ≠ 0.09
Which of the following would be a type II error?
a) She concludes the town's unemployment rate is not 9% when it actually is.
b) She concludes the town's unemployment rate is not 9% when it actually is not.
c) She concludes the town's unemployment rate is 9% when it actually is.
d) She concludes the town's unemployment rate is 9% when it actually is not.
7) A large nationwide poll recently showed an unemployment rate of 9% in the US. The mayor of a local
town wonders if this is true for her town, so she plans to take a sample of residents to see if the
unemployment rate is significantly different than 9% in her town. Here are the hypotheses:
● H0 : μ = 400 ppm
● Ha : μ > 400 ppm
Which of the following would be a type II error?
a) The soil is actually safe and construction continues
b) The soil is actually safe and construction stops
c) The soil is actually unsafe and construction continues
d) The soil is actually unsafe and construction stops
8) In a Type 2 error…
a) the null is true but we reject it
b) the null is true and we fail to reject it
c) the null is false and we reject it
d) the null is false but we fail to reject it