Question

A large school district notices that about 15% of its students drop out of school. A company suggests the district try its new technology software designed to improve student motivation in the high school curriculum and, thus, lower the dropout rate. The new technology software is quite expensive, so the company offers a free, one-year trial period to determine whether the dropout rate decreases. If it works, the school district will pay for continued use of the software. What would happen if the school district makes a Type II error

Answer 1

C. Claim the new technology software does not decrease the number of students who drop out, when it does decrease the number.

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Got it right on the test.

Answer 2

C. Claim the new technology software does not decrease the number of students who drop out, when it does decrease the number.

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Here are the options to this question :

A. Claim the new technology software decreases the number of students who drop out, when it does decrease the number of dropouts.

B. Claim the new technology software decreases the number of students who drop out, when it does not decrease the number.

C. Claim the new technology software does not decrease the number of students who drop out, when it does decrease the number.

D. Claim the new technology software does not decrease the number of students who drop out, when it does not decrease the number.

E. Claim the new technology software increases the number of students who drop out, when it decreases the number.

Type 2 error is when a false null hypothesis is not rejected. It is also known as a false negative

A null hypothesis is an hypothesis used that suggests that there is no difference between features of a population