An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than 11 in ten thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation. identify the type i error for the test.

The correct answer is given as:

The error of rejecting the claim that the true proportion is fewer than 0.0011% when it really is lower than 0.0011%

Explanation:

When executing hypothesis testing, the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis is referred to as type one error is.

When on the other hand there is the probability of not rejecting the null hypothesis when its actually false, type two error is said to have occurred.

The strenght/quality of a good test is the probability of rejecting a false null hypothesis.

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