Question

Because defendants in the United States are considered innocent until proven guilty, the _____________ hypothesis would be that the defendant is innocent; the ________ error in this case would be to acquit a guilty person in a criminal trial.

Multiple Choice

alternative; Type II

alternative; Type I

null; Type II

null; Type I

Answer 1

Because defendants in the United States are considered innocent until proven guilty, the null hypothesis would be that the defendant is innocent; the Type II error in this case would be to acquit a guilty person in a criminal trial.

Answer: null; Type II

Here Null hypothesis H0: Defendant is innocent

Alternative Hypothesis H1: Defedant is guity

The Type I and II errors are

		Decision
		Innocent	Guity
Actual	Innocent	True Decision	Type I Error
	Guity	Type II Error	True Decision