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Multiple Choice

An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than $6 \%$ of male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation. Identify the Type I error in this context.

A) The error of failing to reject the claim that the true proportion is at least $6 \%$ when it is actually less than $6 \%$ .
B) The error of rejecting the claim that the true proportion is less than $6 \%$ when it really is less than $6 \%$ .
C) The error of accepting the claim that the true proportion is at least $6 \%$ when it really is at least $6 \%$ .
D) The error of failing to accept the claim that the true proportion is at least $6 \%$ when it is actually less than $6 \%$ .
E) The error of rejecting the claim that the true proportion is at least $6 \%$ when it really is at least $6 \%$ .