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STAT2303 UARK Week 04 Hypothesis Testing
STAT2303 UARK Week 04 Hypothesis Testing
n this section we will present the general com- Example: Following this rule we test a claim by analyzing sample data in an attempt to choose between the
ponents of a formal hypothesis test.
two following explanations:
Definition
Hypothesis: In statistics, a hypothesis is a claim
or statement about a property of a population.
Hypothesis Test Also called a test of significance
is a procedure for testing a claim about a property of a population.
The basic rule underlhing the hypothesis testing procedure is based on the rare event rule: If under a given
assumption, the probability of a particular observed event Example: In1997, a survey of 840 households showed
is extremely small, we conclude that the assumption is that 135 of them use email. Use those sample results
probably not correct.
to test the claim that more than 15% of households use
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