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Q59Section C (Section C)59 of 60

Sum of Type-II error probabilities

Let X1,X2,…,X5X_1, X_2, \dots, X_5 be a random sample from a Bin(1,θ)\mathrm{Bin}(1, \theta) distribution, where θ∈(0,1)\theta\in(0, 1) is an unknown parameter. For testing the null hypothesis H0:θ≤0.5H_0: \theta\le 0.5 against H1:θ>0.5H_1: \theta > 0.5, consider the two tests T1T_1 and T2T_2 defined as: T1T_1: Reject H0H_0 if, and only if, ∑i=15Xi=5\sum_{i=1}^5 X_i = 5. T2T_2: Reject H0H_0 if, and only if, ∑i=15Xi≥3\sum_{i=1}^5 X_i \ge 3. Let βi\beta_i be the probability of making Type-II error, at θ=23\theta=\frac{2}{3}, when the test Ti,i=1,2T_i, i=1, 2, is used. Then, the value of β1+β2\beta_1+\beta_2 equals __________ (round off to two decimal places)

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