According to the 2010 census, 20.3% of the population of the United States (ages 5 and up) live in a home in which a language other than English is spoken. Advocates for providing government programs to assist non-English speakers are convinced that, with the increasing non-white population in the United States, this proportion has probably increased. They plan to conduct a survey, and if they find the proportion of people who live in such homes has increased, they will organize a campaign to increase government investment in these assistance programs.
-In this context describe a Type I error and the impact such an error would have on this group's efforts.

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The Answer of According to the 2010 census, 20.3% of the population of the United States (ages 5 and up) live in a home in which a language other than English is spoken. Advocates for providing government programs to assist non-English speakers are convinced that, with the increasing non-white population in the United States, this proportion has probably increased. They plan to conduct a survey, and if they find the proportion of people who live in such homes has increased, they will organize a campaign to increase government investment in these assistance programs.
-In this context describe a Type I error and the impact such an error would have on this group's efforts.

According to the 2010 Census, 20