Statistics (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321755936
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-593-3

Chapter 8 - Inferences Based on a Single Sample - Exercises 8.1 - 8.19 - Applying the Concepts - Advanced - Page 361: 8.18c

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α is assumed to be smaller than β, because α denotes Type-I error, which should always be avoided as it has serious consequences for an innocent person

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