Problem

d) We are performing a hypothesis test where $\mathrm{H}_{1}: \mu> 50$. If the test is done at the $5 \%$ significance level and the truth is that $\mu=50$, then what percentage of the time should we expect to Reject the null hypothesis in the long run?
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0 \%
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1 \% \quad 5 \%
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10 \%
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100 \%
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\(\boxed{5 \%}\)

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Step 1 :The null hypothesis in this case is that \(\mu \leq 50\).

Step 2 :The alternative hypothesis is that \(\mu > 50\).

Step 3 :We are performing the test at a 5% significance level, which means that we are willing to accept a 5% chance of incorrectly rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.

Step 4 :However, in this case, the truth is that \(\mu = 50\), which means the null hypothesis is true.

Step 5 :Therefore, we should expect to incorrectly reject the null hypothesis 5% of the time in the long run.

Step 6 :\(\boxed{5 \%}\)

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