Chapter 8: Q43E (page 350)
A common characterization of obese individuals is that their body mass index is at least \(30\) (BMI 5 weighty(height)2, where height is in meters and weight is in kilograms). The article 鈥淭he Impact of Obesity on Illness Absence and Productivity in an Industrial Population of Petrochemical Workers鈥 (Annals of Epidemiology, 2008: 8鈥14) reported that in a sample of female workers, \(262\) had BMIs of less than \(25,159\) had BMIs that were at least \(25\) but less than \(30\), and \(120\) had BMIs exceeding \(30\). Is there compelling evidence for concluding that more than \(20\% \) of the individuals in the sampled population are obese? a. State and test appropriate hypotheses with a significance level of \(.05\). b. Explain in the context of this scenario what constitutes type I and II errors. c. What is the probability of not concluding that more than \(20\% \) of the population is obese when the actual percentage of obese individuals is \(25\% \)?
Short Answer
(a) There isn't enough evidence to back up the allegation that more than\(20\% \)of the people in the sample population are fat.
(b) The type I is 鈥淭he sample population is more than\(0.20\)or\(20\% \)are obese, which is incorrect鈥, and the type II is 鈥淭he sample population is more than\(0.20\)or\(20\% \)are not obese, which is incorrect鈥.
(c) The probability of not concluding is \(\beta = 12.10\% \).