CS50 - Makeup Assignment for 11 24 20 PDF

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CS50 - Makeup Assignment for 11/24/20 Reflection poll In this case, the Type I error will be assuming that narwhals in the Enchanted Bay have the same average weight of 2.2m as all the other narwhals in the world have, while in fact, they would be higher. Mathematically, it means the probability of making the wrong decision and rejecting the null hypothesis will be equal to the study's significance level. In this case, the Type II error will be assuming that narwhals are higher in Enchanted Bay, while they are not. Understanding those types of errors would prevent us from making the wrong conclusions about hypotheses. For example, in the case of COVID testing, it helps us to understand the significance of false positive (Type I error) and false negative (Type II error) while making predictions about the disease's spread. Pre-class work 1. Determine null hypothesis (H0) and alternative hypothesis (H); 2. Determine whether it’s one sided or two sided; 3. Determine a significance level is appropriate for this specific situation (if Type I error is costly, alpha...