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Pennies minted after 1983 are known to weigh exactly 2.50 grams.1You can use this information to determinewhether your scale is correctly calibrated. You place a penny on a scale and weight it numerous times. If the scale is calibrated correctly, then μ would equal 2.50 grams. If it's not correctly calibrated, then μ would not equal 2.50 grams .Assume that the scale is calibrated, but the conclusion is reached that the scale was not calibrated. What type of error was made?

Pennies minted after 1983 are known to weigh exactly 2.50 grams. You can use this information to determine whether your scale is correctly calibrated. You place a penny on a scale and weight it numerous times. If the scale is calibrated correctly, then μ would equal 2.50 grams. If it's not correctly calibrated, then μ would not equal 2.50 grams.

Assume that the scale is calibrated, but the conclusion is reached that the scale was not calibrated. What type of error was made?

Type I

Type II

No error was made.

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