Identify the type I error and the type II error that corresponds to the given null hypothesis for a​ two-tailed test.   The proportion of settled medical malpractice suits is 0.24.       Which of the following is a type I​ error?     A. Reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is 0.24 when the proportion is actually 0.24.   B. Fail to reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is 0.24 when the proportion is actually 0.24.   C. Reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is 0.24 when the proportion is actually different from 0.24.   D. Fail to reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is 0.24 when the proportion is actually different from 0.24.   Which of the following is a type II​ error?     A. Fail to reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is 0.24 when the proportion is actually different from 0.24.   B. Reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is 0.24 when the proportion is actually different from 0.24.   C. Fail to reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is 0.24 when the proportion is actually 0.24.   D. Reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is 0.24 when the proportion is actually 0.24.

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Identify the type I error and the type II error that corresponds to the given null hypothesis for a​ two-tailed test.
 
The proportion of settled medical malpractice suits is
0.24.
 
 
 
Which of the following is a type I​ error?
 
 
A. Reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is
0.24 when the proportion is actually 0.24.
 
B. Fail to reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is
0.24 when the proportion is actually 0.24.
 
C. Reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is
0.24 when the proportion is actually different from 0.24.
 
D. Fail to reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is
0.24 when the proportion is actually different from 0.24.
 
Which of the following is a type II​ error?
 
 
A. Fail to reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is
0.24 when the proportion is actually different from 0.24.
 
B. Reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is
0.24 when the proportion is actually different from 0.24.
 
C. Fail to reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is
0.24 when the proportion is actually 0.24.
 
D. Reject the claim that the proportion of settled malpractice suits is
0.24 when the proportion is actually 0.24.
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