1) Determine whether the statements are true/ false.
a. T F The probability of making a type II error is related to the power of a statistical test
b. T F When I compare two estimates of the mean, the one with a smaller standard error has
less precision
c. T F If I do cluster sampling, the sample mean is always within the 95% confidence interval.
d. T F If I do simple random sampling, the true population mean is always within the 95%
confidence interval.
(a):
T The probability of making a type II error is related to the power of a statistical test
EXPLANATION: Power of a hypothesis test = 1 - Probability of type II error
(b)
F. When I compare two estimates of the mean, the one with a smaller standard error has less precision.
EXPLANATION: The smaller the standard error, the more representative the sample will be of the overall population.
(c)
F. If I do cluster sampling, the sample mean is always within the 95% confidence interval.
(d)
F. If I do simple random sampling, the true population mean is always within the 95% confidence interval.
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