In the 2010 General Social Survey, 17% of Americans said that they had no religi

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In the 2010 General Social Survey, 17% of Americans said that they had no religious preference. In other words, they said they had “no religion” rather than being Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, or another religion. In 2014, the General Social Survey sampled 2,538 Americans and found that 21% of those surveyed said that they had no religious preference. The resulting p-value is 0.0003; thus, the null hypothesis is rejected. It is concluded that there has been an increase in the proportion of Americans who have no religious preference between 2010 and 2014. What type of error is possible in this situation?

A)Type I

B) Type II

C) Neither

D) Both

Explanation / Answer

Ans: Type I Error

(Type I Error: Rejecting H0 when H0 is true)

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