Learn by Doing – Proportions (Step 4)
Published: Oct 22nd, 2013
The purpose of this activity is to give you a better sense of the p-value, and in particular, help strengthen your intuition about how it measures the evidence against the […]
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More about Hypothesis Testing
Published: Mar 18th, 2013
1. The Effect of Sample Size on Hypothesis Testing 2. Statistical significance vs. practical importance. 3. Hypothesis Testing and Confidence Intervals Let’s summarize CO-1: Describe the roles biostatistics serves in the […]
Proportions (Step 4 & Summary)
Published: Mar 18th, 2013
Step 4. Drawing Conclusions Based on the P-Value Many Students Wonder: Hypothesis Testing for the Population Proportion Let’s Summarize!! What’s next? CO-4: Distinguish among different measurement scales, choose the appropriate descriptive […]
Proportions (Step 3)
Published: Mar 18th, 2013
Step 3. Finding the P-value of the Test Alternative Hypothesis is “Less Than” Alternative Hypothesis is “Greater Than” Alternative Hypothesis is “Not Equal To” The Four Steps in Hypothesis Testing […]
Did I Get This – Using p-values
Published: Mar 8th, 2013
The following two hypotheses are tested: Ho: The average number of miles driven per year is 12,000. Ha: The average number of miles driven per year is less than 12,000. […]
Learn By Doing – Using p-values
Published: Mar 8th, 2013
The following two hypotheses are tested: Ho: The proportion of U.S. adults who oppose gay marriage is roughly 50%. Ha: The proportion of U.S. adults who oppose gay marriage is […]
Steps in Hypothesis Testing
Published: Mar 8th, 2013
Hypothesis Testing Step 1: State the Hypotheses Hypothesis Testing Step 2: Collect Dtaa, Check Conditions, and Summarize Data Hypothesis Testing Step 3: Assess the Evidence Hypothesis Testing Step 4: Making […]