chapter 9 Flashcards
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Explain the Null Hypothesis
making a tentative assumption about a pop parameter
- the result that is hoped to be proven false
Explain the Alternative Hypothesis
- opposite of what is stated in the Null hypothesis
- the result that is hoped to be true
- given by < > or not =
What is hypothesis testing
a method of testing whether or not a claim is valid
What are Two types of Claims
- Proportions - data given by percentages, %
2. Means - data given by data measurements, M
What does developing the Null Hypothesis involve?
collecting a sample and using the sample results to provide evidence for drawing a conclusion
What are we really doing when we are testing the hypothesis
Ha is often what the test is attempting to establish
Ex Hyp Test: WHat is the Ha and Ho
Current system ahs a M of 24 miles we are looking for this new item to be more than 24 miles
Ho M is < or = 24
Ha M > 24
Ex. Hyp test: What is the Ha and Ho
New teaching method developed is believed to be better than current one
Ho - new method is not better
Ha - new method is better
Ex Hyp test: what is the Ha and Ho
New sales force bonus plan developed to increase sales
Ho - new bonus plan does not increase sales
ha - new bonus plan does increase sales
If you disprove Ho you
prove Ha
if you fail to disprove Ho then
Nothing
- it is impossible to provide Ho true nor is it possible to disprove Ha
Ho: M>= M0
Ha: M< Mo
What type of tailed test is this
one tailed test
the line goes to the right of the bell curve
Ho: M<= Mo
Ha: M> Mo
What type of tailed test is this
one tailed
the line goes to the left of the bell curve
Ho: M = Mo
Ha: M does not = Mo
WhaT type of test is this
two tailed test
the lines goes on either end of the bell curve
What is a type I error
probability of rejecting a true Ho
- the prob of committing a type I error is just a significance level a
What are common choices for type I error /a
- 0.05 & 0.01
- this controls the probability of making this type of error
If the cost of making a type I error is not too high,
larger values of a are typically used
What does a significance test control
only controlling type I error
- most applications only control type I error
Due to the uncertainty associated with making a type II error we should say
Do not reject Ho instead of accept Ho
Whenever the prob of making type II error has NOT been determined and controlled use
Do not reject No or Reject Ho
Is controlling type II errors common
no
If proper controls have been established for Type II errors, it can be3 appropriate to use
accept Ho
What are the steps for calcualting the prob of a Type II error
- gather a sample and calculate the sample average and the pop SD
- suppose you know the true average is 58%
- calculate the prob of type II error with a claim at the 1% significance level
- state the Ho and Ha
- calcualte the z score for the claim
What are the steps for calculating the prob of a Type II error
- gather a sample and calculate the sample average and the pop SD
- suppose you know the true average is 58%
- calculate the prob of type II error with a claim at the 1% significance level
- find the area of 0.01 which is a z-score of -2.33 - solve for CV
CV = M+(-2.33)(SE)
- put this number on the curve at the cv line
- the mean for this curve is the M you are trying to find (H0: M) - standardize the number from step 4 the cv
- calculate the z-score for this number M as the actual known mean
- find out what the area is for this z-score
1- this area is the prob of making the type 2 error `