In the u.s. legal system, a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Consider a null hypothesis, Ho, that the defendant is innocent, and an alternative hypothesis, HI, that the defendant is guilty. A jury has two possible decisions: Convict the

In the u.s. legal system, a defendant is presumed innocent
until proven guilty. Consider a null hypothesis, Ho, that
the defendant is innocent, and an alternative hypothesis, HI,
that the defendant is guilty. A jury has two possible decisions:
Convict the defendant (i.e., reject the null hypothesis)
or do not convict the defendant (i.e., do not reject the null
hypothesis). Explain the meaning of the risks of committing
either a Type I or Type

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