L10: Statistical Interference Flashcards
1
Q
What is probability?
A
The likelihood of an event occurring
2
Q
What is a type 1 error?
A
-rejecting the null hypothesis when we should not
3
Q
What is a type 2 error?
A
-not rejecting the null hypothesis when you should
4
Q
What is statistical inference
A
Basically when you take data from a sample (mean, standard deviation etc) and generalise it to the general population