A chemical company is developing a new fertilizer for tomatoes and wants to know if tomatoes grown with it are larger than the known mean weight of tomatoes grown with their current fertilizer, which is μ=1.2 pounds. They will feed 30 young plants with the new fertilizer and measure the mean weight of fruits produced by the plants. 1. Explain a type I error and a possible consequence in the context of this problem:

a) What conclusion is made?

b) What is actually true?

c) What is a consequence of this conclusion?

2. Explain a type II error and a possible consequence in the context of this problem:

a) What conclusion is made?

b) What is actually true?

c) What is a consequence of this conclusion?