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Please try to answer ALL I will highly appreciate it

You suspect your computer has been infected by a virus. This is of some concern to you, because all of your school work (including your statistics homework) is saved there, and may now be subject to deletion by this virus. You would like to take it to the computer repair shop to have it looked at, but the repair shop charges for diagnostic work, meaning that you could be stuck paying them money even if your computer does not have a virus. 5. a. What are the null and alternative hypotheses for this situation? b. What is the Type I error in this situation? What is the consequence of making a Type I error? c. What is the Type Il error in this situation? Wht is the consequence of making a Type ll eror? d. You must evaluate the seriousness of the two types of error. Explain which type you think is more serious and why You go to the pharmacy to get your weekly medication. You notice that there is a new pharmacist working who appears very young and inexperienced who hands you your weekly medication. The medication is absolutely essential towards keeping you alive and needs to be correct. Given the choice, would you prefer that the pharmacist make a Type I or Type Il error when handing out medication to you? Explain. (Hint: Write out null and alternative hypotheses from the perspective of a pharmacist providing prescriptions) 6.

Explanation / Answer

1) Null hypothesis is that there is no virus in the syste,

Alternate hypothesis is that there is a virus in the system.

2) Type 1 error is that you pay for the test and there is no virus in the system.

3) Type 2 error is that you do not actually pay for the test and there is avirus in the system.

4) Type 2 error is more critical here since there is homework in the system which is more important than money.