Research Methods

1. Form confidence intervals for the mean difference from dependent samples
2. Form confidence intervals for the difference between two independent population means
(standard deviations known or unknown)
3. Compute confidence interval limits for the difference between two independent
population proportions
4. Create confidence intervals for a population variance
5. Find chi-square values from the chi-square distribution table
6. Determine the required sample size to estimate a mean or proportion within a specified
margin of error
7. Distinguish between a point estimate and a confidence interval estimate
8. Construct and interpret a confidence interval estimate for a single population mean using
both the Z and t distributions
9. Form and interpret a confidence interval estimate for a single population proportion
10. Formulate null and alternative hypotheses for applications involving
a. a single population mean from a normal distribution
b. a single population proportion (large samples)
11. Formulate a decision rule for testing a hypothesis
12. Know how to use the critical value and p-value approaches to test the null hypothesis (for
both mean and proportion problems)
13. Know what Type I and Type II errors are;

Type 1 -Reject a true null hypothesis

Considered a serious type of error

The probability of Type I Error is α

Called level of significance of the test
Set by researcher in advance

Type 11- Fail to reject a false null hypothesis

The probability of Type II Error is β
▪ Type I and Type II errors can not happen at
the same time
▪ Type I error can only occur if H0 is true
▪ Type II error can only occur if H0 is false
 14. Assess the power of a test-
The power of a test is the probability of rejecting a null hypothesis that is false.
Power of the test increases as the sample size increases.

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