Table of contents
- 1. Introduction to Statistics53m
- 2. Describing Data with Tables and Graphs2h 1m
- 3. Describing Data Numerically1h 48m
- 4. Probability2h 26m
- 5. Binomial Distribution & Discrete Random Variables2h 55m
- 6. Normal Distribution & Continuous Random Variables1h 48m
- 7. Sampling Distributions & Confidence Intervals: Mean2h 8m
- 8. Sampling Distributions & Confidence Intervals: Proportion1h 20m
- 9. Hypothesis Testing for One Sample2h 23m
- 10. Hypothesis Testing for Two Samples3h 25m
- 11. Correlation1h 6m
- 12. Regression1h 4m
- 13. Chi-Square Tests & Goodness of Fit1h 30m
- 14. ANOVA1h 4m
9. Hypothesis Testing for One Sample
Steps in Hypothesis Testing
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Determine whether the hypothesis test is left-tailed, right-tailed, or two-tailed.
H0: p=0.4
Ha: p=0.4
A
Left-tailed
B
Right-tailed
C
Two-tailed

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Identify the null hypothesis (H0) and the alternative hypothesis (Ha). In this problem, H0: p = 0.4 and Ha: p ≠ 0.4.
Understand the meaning of the null hypothesis (H0). It states that the population proportion p is equal to 0.4.
Understand the meaning of the alternative hypothesis (Ha). It states that the population proportion p is not equal to 0.4.
Determine the type of test based on the alternative hypothesis. If Ha uses '≠', it indicates a two-tailed test because we are checking for deviations in both directions from the null hypothesis value.
Conclude that the hypothesis test is two-tailed because the alternative hypothesis Ha: p ≠ 0.4 suggests that we are interested in deviations on both sides of the null hypothesis value.
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