Question: Neilson reported that young men in the US watch 56.2 minutes of prime-time TV daily. A researcher believes that young men in Germany spend more time watching prime-time TV. A sample of German young men will be selected by the researcher and the time they spend watching TV in one day will be recorded. The sample results will be used to test the following null and alternative hypothesis.

H_o: µ ≤ 56.2

H_a: µ > 56.2

a. What is the Type I error in this situation? What are the consequences of making this error?

b. What is the Type II error in this situation? What are the consequences of making this error?