hypothesis testing Flashcards
1
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a hypothesis test
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A hypothesis is a statement made about the value of a population parameter. A hypothesis test uses a sample or an experiment to determine whether or not to reject the hypothesis.
2
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a critical value
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The critical value is the first value to fall inside of the critical region.
3
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an acceptance region
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The acceptance region is the region where we accept the null hypothesis.
4
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critical region
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a critical region is a region of the probability distribution which if the test static falls within it would cause you to reject the null hypothesis
