Elissa goes to her doctor because she thinks she is ill. (a) What is H0, Ha? (b) Type I error? Type II error? (c) Which of the errors are more serious and why?

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Elissa goes to her doctor because she thinks she is ill.

(a) What is H0, Ha?

(b) Type I error? Type II error?

(c) Which of the errors are more serious and why?

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a)

Elissa wants to test the hypothesis that whether she is ill or not.

The null hypothesis (H0) and alternative hypothesis (H1) can be framed as,

H0 : Elissa is ill.H1 : Elissa is not ill.

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b)

Type I error is the rejection of a true null hypothesis.

According to the above hypothesis, Type I error is that doctor says Elissa is not ill, but actually, she is ill.

Type II error is the non-rejection of a false null hypothesis. 

According to the above hypothesis, Type II error is that doctor says Elissa is ill, but actually, she is not ill.

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