# Thread: probability of Type I error

1. ## probability of Type I error

Calculate the following errors for the following tow cases:

(a) If the cholesterol level of healthy men is normally distributed with a mean of 180 and a standard deviation of 20, and men with cholesterol levels over 225 are diagnosed as not healthy, what is the probability of a type one error?

(b) If men predisposed to heart disease have a mean cholesterol level of 300 with a standard deviation of 30, but only men with a cholesterol level over 225 are diagnosed as predisposed to heart disease, what is the probability of a Type II error (null Hypothesis is that a person is not predisposed to heart disease).

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2. Originally Posted by That Guy
Calculate the following errors for the following tow cases:

(a) If the cholesterol level of healthy men is normally distributed with a mean of 180 and a standard deviation of 20, and men with cholesterol levels over 225 are diagnosed as not healthy, what is the probability of a type one error?

(b) If men predisposed to heart disease have a mean cholesterol level of 300 with a standard deviation of 30, but only men with a cholesterol level over 225 are diagnosed as predisposed to heart disease, what is the probability of a Type II error (null Hypothesis is that a person is not predisposed to heart disease).

An help on this one would be great!

thanks
(a) Calculate $\Pr( \text{Reject} \, H_0 \, | \, H_0 \, \text{true}) = \Pr(X > 225 \, | \, X$ ~ Normal $(\mu = 180, \sigma = 20)$.

(b) Calculate $\Pr( \text{Accept} \, H_0 \, | \, H_0 \, \text{false}) = \Pr(X < 225 \, | \, X$ ~ Normal $(\mu = 300, \sigma = 30)$.