For the given scenario, determine the type of error that was made, if any. (Hint: Begin by determining the null and alternative hypotheses.)     A radio station has accepted 2626 as the mean age of its listeners. One radio station executive claims that the mean age of its listeners is different from 2626. The radio station executive conducts a hypothesis test and rejects the null hypothesis. Assume that in reality, the mean age of its listeners is 2929. Was an error made? If so, what type?

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For the given scenario, determine the type of error that was made, if any. (Hint: Begin by determining the null and alternative hypotheses.)
 
 
A radio station has accepted 2626 as the mean age of its listeners. One radio station executive claims that the mean age of its listeners is different from 2626. The radio station executive conducts a hypothesis test and rejects the null hypothesis. Assume that in reality, the mean age of its listeners is 2929. Was an error made? If so, what type?
 
 
 
 
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