Chapter 7: Hypothesis Testing – Significance, Effect Size, & Power Flashcards
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What is hypothesis testing?
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Hypothesis testing or significance testing is a method for testing a claim or hypothesis about a parameter in a population, using data measured in a sample. In this method, we test a hypothesis by determining the likelihood that a sample statistic would be selected if the hypothesis regarding the population parameter were true.
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What is Step #1 of hypothesis testing?
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State the hypothesis
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What is Step #2 of hypothesis testing?
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Set the criteria for a decision
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What is Step #3 of hypothesis testing?
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Compute the test statistic
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What is Step #4 of hypothesis testing?
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Make a decision
