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Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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A statistics instructor believes that fewer than 15% of Evergreen Valley College (EVC) students attended the opening midnight showing of the latest Harry Potter movie. She surveys 120 of her students and finds that 24 of them attended the midnight showing. The Type I error is to conclude that the percent of EVC students who attended is ________.

A.) less than 15%, when in fact, it is less than 15%.

B.) less than 15%, when in fact, it is at least 15%.

C.) 15% , when in fact, it is not  15%.

D.)at least  15% , when in fact, it is at least  15%

E.) at least 15%, when in fact, it is less than 15%.

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