Problem

Identify the type I error and the type II error that corresponds to the given hypothesis.
The proportion of people who write with their left hand is equal to 0.27 .
Which of the following is a type I error?
A. Reject the claim that the proportion of people who write with their left hand is 0.27 when the proportion is actually different from 0.27 .

B. Reject the claim that the proportion of people who write with their left hand is 0.27 when the proportion is actually 0.27 .
c. Fail to reject the claim that the proportion of people who write with their left hand is 0.27 when the proportion is actually different from 0.27 .

D. Fail to reject the claim that the proportion of people who write with their left hand is 0.27 when the proportion is actually 0.27 .

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\(\boxed{\text{B. Reject the claim that the proportion of people who write with their left hand is 0.27 when the proportion is actually 0.27 .}}\)

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Step 1 :In hypothesis testing, a type I error occurs when the null hypothesis is true, but is rejected. It is asserting something that is absent, a false hit. A type II error occurs when the null hypothesis is false, but erroneously fails to be rejected. It is failing to assert what is present, a miss.

Step 2 :In this case, the null hypothesis is that the proportion of people who write with their left hand is 0.27.

Step 3 :So, a type I error would be to reject this claim when it is actually true (the proportion is indeed 0.27), and a type II error would be to accept this claim when it is actually false (the proportion is not 0.27).

Step 4 :Therefore, the answer to the first question, 'Which of the following is a type I error?' is option B.

Step 5 :\(\boxed{\text{B. Reject the claim that the proportion of people who write with their left hand is 0.27 when the proportion is actually 0.27 .}}\)

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