Scientific Foundations

Question 1

study that could have type 1 and 2 errors with it

Answer 1

someone knows about statistic of high diabetes in the american population someone wants to figure out why americans have a high rate of diabetes an example of a cause is high sugar content

Question 2

type 1 error concept for diabetes

Answer 2

if americans eat lots of sugar they will have diabetes

Question 3

if someone came to the conclusion that sugar does not create diabetes

Answer 3

that is a type 2 error

Question 4

if you met someone who had diabetes and they had blonde hair that means what?

Answer 4

that they would statistically believe blondes are more likely to have diabetes (type 1 error)

Question 5

social anxiety disorder

Answer 5

has to do with anxiety related to interacting or being seen by others (example being paralyzed running into someone you know at the grocery store or being called on in class

Question 6

a null hypothesis

Answer 6

is trying to prove your hypothesis is wrong

Question 7

what does it mean if the null is correct and you say it is wrong

Answer 7

type 1 error which means your hypothesis is not correct (example if someone committed a crime and they are sent to jail but it turns out they did not actually commit that crime)

Question 8

what does it mean if the null is wrong and you say it is correct

Answer 8

then your hypothesis is correct and the null is wrong type 2 (example when you believe someone committed a crime and they are exonerated but it turns out they actually committed the crime) your null is wrong which makes it a type 2 error