[Step-by-Step] The air conditioning system in Jennifer’s house is 10 years old, but has worked well during the past summers. The next summer is approaching


Question: The air conditioning system in Jennifer’s house is 10 years old, but has worked well during the past summers. The next summer is approaching and she wants to determine if the system is OK. She goes to the basement, does a visual inspection of the system, and everything appears to look okay. The null and alternative hypotheses are given below.

H0: the AC system is in good mechanical condition
Ha: the AC system is not in good mechanical condition

  1. What would a Type-I error be in this situation?
  2. What would a type-II error be in this situation?
  3. Which error is more consequential in this situation and why?
  4. What impact would calling an AC specialist to check the system out have on the Type-I and Type-II errors and why? {Assume an honest specialist}

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