Question

A farmer conducted a hypothesis test to see if a new type of soybean would grow better on their land. The alternative hypothesis is the new seed will on average grow more than the old soybean type. The farmer runs a controlled experiment and finds a p-value of .345. The farmer comes to the conclusion that there is no evidence that the new soybean will lead to a larger harvest. What error(s) is it possible to commit

Answer 1

Answer:

Type 2 Error

Step-by-step explanation:

Null Hypothesis [H0] : New soybean has no impact on harvest

Alternate Hypothesis [H1] : New soybean leads to larger harvest

The farmer accepts the null hypothesis & concludes, that there is no impact of new soybean on harvest.

He could have committed Type 2 Error, which refers to accepting a null hypothesis when it is actually false.