Statistics, 3E

CHAPTER15

Hypothesis Testing with One Population

In This Chapter

• Formulating the null and alternative hypotheses
• Distinguishing between a one-tail and two-tail hypothesis test
• Testing the mean of a population when the population standard deviation is known and when it is unknown
• Examining the role of alpha (α) in hypothesis testing
• Using the p-value to test a hypothesis
• Testing the proportion of a population using a large sample

Now that we know how to make an estimate of a population parameter, such as a mean, using a sample and a confidence interval, let’s move on to the heart and soul of inferential statistics: hypothesis testing.

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