Hypothesis Testing

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It separates the critical region from the noncritical region.

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Critical Value

Front

This occurs if you reject the null hypothesis when it is true.

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Type I Error

Front

In this test the null hypothesis should be rejected when the test value is in either of the two critical regions.

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Two-Tailed Test

Front

The numerical value obtained from a statistical test.

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Test Value

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It is the maximum probability of committing a type I error.

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Level of Significance

Front

This occurs if you do not reject the null hypothesis when it is false.

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Type II Error

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Type of test which indicates that the null hypothesis should be rejected when the test value is in the critical region on one side of the mean.

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One-tailed Test

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It is the range of values of the test value that indicates that the difference was probably due to chance and that the null hypothesis should not be rejected.

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Non-Rejection Region

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Test that uses the data obtained from a sample to make a decision about whether the null hypothesis should be rejected.

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Statistical Test

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Range of values indicating a significant difference where the null hypothesis should be rejected.

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Rejection Region