HYPOTHESIS TESTING Flashcards
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What type of distribution is represented if the mean, median and mode have equal values?
A. Normal distribution
B. Negatively Skewed Distribution
C. Positively Skewed Distribution
D. Platykurtic Distribution
A. Normal distribution
Division of statistics that refers to the drawing of conclusions about the population based on a representative sample systematically taken from the same population.
A. Descriptive Statistics
B. Inferential Statistics
C. Business Statistics
D. Elementary Statistics
B. Inferential Statistics
This is a procedure, based on sample evidence and probability theory, used to determine whether the hypothesis is a reasonable statement and should not be rejected, or is unreasonable and should be rejected.
Hypothesis Testing
A statement that is accepted if the sample data provide evidence that null hypothesis is false.
ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS
It refers to the statement that there is no difference between a parameter and a specific value.
NULL HYPOTHESIS
The mean content if the 500 bottles of soft drinks is found to be 965 ml. This is below the published content of 1 liter. What appropriate statistics will be used?
Z-TEST, because the sample is greater than 30
If the null hypothesis states that there is no association between the two variables and is not rejected, then it can be concluded that ___________________________________________
A. There is a significant relationship between the two variables between two variables.
B. The first variable is related to the first variable.
C. There is no significant relationship between the two variables.
D. The first variable is related to the second variable.
C. There is no significant relationship between the two variables.
The performance of the students in mathematics significantly improved after being exposed to the new strategy. What appropriate statistics will be used?
A. t-test for independent samples
B. t-test for dependent samples
C. ANOVA
d. z-test
B. t-test for dependent samples
If the t-stat (computed value ) is greater than the critical value, then we will
A. reject the null hypothesis
B. accept / fail to reject the null hypothesis
C. none of the above
A. reject the null hypothesis
If the t-stat (computed value ) is less than the critical value, then we will
A. reject the null hypothesis
B. accept / fail to reject the null hypothesis
C. none of the above
B. accept / fail to reject the null hypothesis
If we are going to test 2 or more groups, what statistical treatment should we use?
A. t-test for independent samples
B. t-test for dependent samples
C. ANOVA
d. z-test
C. ANOVA
If the sample are considered small or less than 30, then the statistical treatment to be used is
A. t-test
C. ANOVA
d. z-test
A. t-test
If there is one group of sample, and 2 observations (pretest and post-test) are tested, then the statistical treatment used is
A. t-test for independent samples
B. t-test for dependent samples / paired t-test
C. ANOVA
d. z-test
B. t-test for dependent samples/ paired t-test
If there are two groups to be tested, the statistical treatment would be
A. t-test for independent samples
B. t-test for dependent samples / paired t-test
C. ANOVA
d. z-test
A. t-test for independent samples
Given a set of data, if the mean is less than the median then,
A. the distribution is symmetric.
B. the distribution is positively skewed.
C. the distribution is negatively skewed.
D. it cannot be determined
C. the distribution is negatively skewed.
In a positively skewed distribution,
A. the mean is equal to the median.
B. the mean is greater than the median.
C. the mean is less than the median.
B. the mean is greater than the median.
TRUE OR FALSE: Only the values of central tendency is enough to describe the data.
FALSE, because the measures of variability is also important
It refers to the measures of the average distance of each observation from the center of the distribution
MEASURES OF VARIABILITY OR DISPERSION
measures the homogeneity and heterogeneity of a particular group
MEASURES OF VARIABILITY OR DISPERSION
When the data have a small measure of variability, this indicates that the data are
- clustered closely around the mean
- more homogenous
- more consistent
- more uniformly distributed
A. 1 and 4 only
B. 1,2,3 only
C. 1 only
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
- clustered closely around the mean
- more homogenous
- more consistent
- more uniformly distributed
Why do we not rely solely on the mean?
Because the mean only conclude the both groups performed equally well, but this does not explain how far apart the grades are from one another
TRUE OR FALSE: The measure of the center helps describe and compare the data sets, considering the average distance of each item from the center of distribution.
TRUE
It is the difference between the highest and lowest values.
RANGE
Average of the squared deviation from the mean
VARIANCE