Test Four

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Null Hypothesis (H0)

-a statistical hypothesis that contains a statement of equality such as ≤​, ≥, or = -a statistical hypothesis that is tested for possible rejection under the assumption that it is true

What are the two types of hypotheses used in a hypothesis test?

-null and alternative The null hypothesis H0 is a statistical hypothesis that contains a statement of​ equality, such as less than or equals≤​, equals=​, or greater than or equals≥. The alternative hypothesis Ha is the complement of the null hypothesis. It is a statement that must be true if H0 is false and it contains a statement of strict​ inequality, such as greater than>​, not equals≠​, or less than<.

is the test right-tailed, left-tailed, or two-tailed?

If the alternative hypothesis contains the​ not-equal-to inequality​ symbol, then it is a​ two-tailed test. If the alternative hypothesis contains the​ less-than inequality​ symbol, then it is a​ left-tailed test. If the alternative hypothesis contains the​ greater-than inequality​ symbol, then it is a​ right-tailed test.

statistical hypothesis

a statement about a population parameter

hypothesis test

a statistical method that uses sample data to evaluate a hypothesis about a population (population parameter)

What are two decisions you can make from performing a hypothesis test?

reject the null hypothesis or fail to reject the null hypothesis

How are they related?

the alternative hypothesis is the complement of the null hypothesis


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