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An observational study was conducted to find out if eatingwhole-wheat products was associated with a reduction in body massindex (BMI) for children. The measure of interest was thedifference between population mean BMI for children who eat wholewheat products and children who don’t.

a) Write the null and alternative hypotheses for thissituation.

b) Describe what a type 1 error would be in this situation.

c) Describe what a type 2 error would be in this situation.

d) Which type of error do you think is more serious in thissituation? (There is no correct answer; it is your reasoning thatcounts.)

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