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Hypothesis
Chapter 9
Learning Objectives
LO1 Define a hypothesis.
LO2 Explain the five-step hypothesis-testing procedure.
LO3 Describe Type I and Type II errors.
LO4 Define the term test statistic and explain how it is used.
LO5 Distinguish between a one-tailed and two-tailed hypothesis
LO6 Conduct a test of hypothesis about a population mean.
LO7 Compute and interpret a p-value.
LO8 Conduct a test of hypothesis about a population proportion.
LO9 Compute the probability of a Type II error.
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10-3
LO2
10-4
LO2
10-6
LO3
Type I Error
Type II Error
LO4 Define the term test statistics and explain how it is used.
10-8
10-9
LO5
Keywords
Inequal
ity
Symbol
Part
of:
>
H1
<
H1
No more than
H0
At least
H0
Has increased
>
H1
Is there difference?
H1
H0
See left
text
H1
Has improved, is
better than. is more
effective
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10-11
LO6
LO6
H0:
H1:
= 200
200
10-13
LO6
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LO6
X
/ n
/2
/2
203.5 200
Z .01/ 2
16 / 50
1.55 is not 2.58
LO6
LO6
H0:
H1:
200
> 200
10-17
LO6
10-18
LO6
LO6
10-20
LO6
10-21
LO6
H0:
H1:
$60
< $60
LO6
10-23
LO6
LO6
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LO6
LO6
X
s
256 250
n
3.162
10
10-27
In testing a hypothesis, we can also compare the pvalue to the significance level ( ).
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LO7
H 0:
H 1:
200
> 200
Reject H0 if Z > Z
where Z = 1.55 and Z =2.33
Reject H0 if p-value <
0.0606 is not < 0.01
10-29
LO7
10-31
LO8
10-32
LO8
10-33
LO8
Sample proportion
p
(1
n
Sample size
10-34
LO8
10-35
LO8
H0:
H1:
.80
< .80
LO8
Type II Error
10-38
LO9
10-39
LO9
10-40