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p-Value
The probability of getting an x value
at least as far away as the observed x
value, if H0 were true.
true
Calculating p-Values
A p-value is a probability whose definition
varies depending on the type of test we are
doing (i.e. the form of the alternate hypothesis.)
p = 1-.9798
.9798 = .0202
25 x 26.23 X
0 2.05 Z
z = (26.23-25)/.6
p-value For < Tests =
P(Getting a value less than x When H0 is true)
H0: = 27 Take a random sample
= 4.2, n = 49 and get x 26.23
HA: < 27
4.2
X .6
p-value = 49
P( X 26.23)
p = .1003
x 26.23 27 X
-1.28 0 Z
z = (26.23-27)/.6
p-value For Tests =
P(Getting a value at least as far away as x When H 0 is true)
=(C6-C3)/(C2/SQRT(49))
=1 NORMSDIST(C7)
=AVERAGE(A2:A50)
=(C6-C3)/(C2/SQRT(49))
=NORMSDIST(C7)
=AVERAGE(A2:A50)
=(C6-C3)/(C2/SQRT(49))
=2*(1-NORMSDIST(C7))