Question

A researcher developing scanners to search for hidden weapons at airports has failed to conclude that a new scanner is significantly better than the current scanner. He made his decision based on a test using alpha equals 0.025 . Would he have made the same decision at alpha equals 0.10 question mark How about alpha equals 0.01 question mark Explain.

Answer 1

Yes, he would take the same decision.

Explanation:

Consequently, because the decision is taken on the test based on the use of alpha equals 0.025, the p-value of the test must have been greater than the given amount of importance that is 0.025 since the test is not applicable to us. So, p > 0.025.

If we know that p > 0.025, that would not mean p > 0.1 as well, because we do not know with the details given he had to make the same decision for 0.1 degree of meaning.

As for the 0.01 significance point, we 're sure p > 0.01 is greater than 0.025, so the test does not matter.