Test Hypotheses about a Population Proportion
-In a hypothesis test as the population mean gets closer to the hypothesized mean, $\beta$
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) does not change.
D) becomes the reciprocal of $\alpha$.

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As the population mean gets closer to the hypothesized mean, the probability of a Type II error ($\beta$) increases because it becomes harder to detect a difference from the hypothesized mean.

Test Hypotheses About a Population Proportion -In a Hypothesis Test β\betaβ

Test Hypotheses About a Population Proportion
-In a Hypothesis Test $\beta$