Inference Review

One- and two-sample z-procedures for sample proportions are used with ________ data.

• discrete

• continuous

• categorical

• quantitative

• subspace

One- and two-sample t-procedures are used with ________ data.

• discrete

• continuous

• categorical

• quantitative

• transporter

A statistic is a calculation based on ________.

• population data

• sample data

• a normal distribution

• a t-distribution

• a holodeck simulator

A ________ is a measure that describes a population.

• parameter

• statistic

• normal distribution

• t-distribution

• tribble

________ determines the boundary for rejecting the null hypothesis.

• the test statistic

• alpha

• beta

• power

• the neutral zone

In a two-sample test for means, samples must ________.

• contains at least 10 subjects

• be independently chosen

• be larger than 10% of the population

• be pooled

• contain a betazoid

Finding ________ involves subtracting the mean of the sampling model and dividing by its standard deviation (or standard error).

• alpha

• beta

• the power

• the test statistic

• a cloaking device

When conducting a hypothesis test, the standardized value ________.

• lies above the critical value

• lies below the critical value

• is the margin of error

• is the test statistic

• is powered by dilithium crystals

The probability that our sample produces a statistic at least as extreme as the one we observed is ________.

• the p-value

• the margin of error

• the critical value

• the test statistic

When we make a generalization about a population based on sample data, we ________.

• conduct an experiment

• perform inference

• interpolate

• extrapolate

• set phasers to stun