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Chapter 10
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What is a Hypothesis?
A Hypothesis is a statement about the
value of a population parameter
developed for the purpose of testing.
Examples of hypotheses made about a
population parameter are:
Inequality
Symbol
Part of:
>
H1
<
H1
No more than
H0
At least
H0
Has increased
>
H1
Is there difference?
H1
H0
Keywords
See right
H1
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H0: = 200
H1: 200
(note: keyword in the problem has changed)
H0: 200
H1: > 200
(note: keyword in the problem an increase)
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Type II Error:
Defined as the probability of accepting the null
hypothesis when it is actually false.
This is denoted by the Greek letter
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In testing a hypothesis, we can also compare the pvalue to with the significance level ().
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H0: $60
H1: < $60
(note: keyword in the problem now less than)
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X
s
256 250
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3.162
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Sample proportion
(1 )
n
Sample size
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H0: .80
H1: < .80
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Type II Error
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End of Chapter 10
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