Chapter 7: Hypothesis Testing Flashcards
1
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What is a critical region?
A
A critical region is a region of the probability distribution which, if the test statistic falls within it, would cause you to reject the null hypothesis.
2
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What is the critical value?
A
The critical value is the first value to fall inside of the critical region.
3
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What is the actual significance level?
A
The actual significance level of a hypothesis test is the probability of incorrectly rejecting the null hypothesis.
