Hypothesis Testing
I am glad that I first read the chapters from the text before I viewed the video. Personally, I found the textbook more helpful. But, all in all, the video did a fair job buttressing my understanding of hypothesis testing. The textbook explained the aspects and steps of hypothesis testing in a legible fashion, while the video helped demonstrate a real-life application.
I learned from the text that hypothesis testing is a “Procedure for deciding whether the outcome of a study (results from a sample) supports a particular theory or practical innovation (which is thought to apply to a population)” (Aron A., Aron, E., and Coups, 2011, p. 145). I also learned that hypothesis testing follows a set procedure that appears as follows:
Step 1) Restate the question as a research hypothesis and a null hypothesis about the populations
- Basically, a researcher constructs a hypothesis. Then he/she forms a null hypothesis that opposes the research hypothesis in polar fashion. To help support one’s research hypothesis, one has to disprove the null hypothesis.
Step 2) Determine the characteristics of the comparison distribution
- When using two or more samples, one must gather information about the distribution of means.
Step 3) Determine the cutoff sample score on the comparison distribution at which the null hypothesis should be rejected
- Most researchers choose a significance level of 0.05 or 0.01.
Step 4) Determine your sample’s score on the comparison distribution
Step 5) Decide whether to reject the null hypothesis (Retrieved from the textbook)
The textbook further introduced me to the notions of one and two-tailed tests, as well as Type I and Type II decision errors, which are highly essential in hypothesis testing.
From the Hypothesis Testing Video, I found out how hypothesis testing is
I learned from the text that hypothesis testing is a “Procedure for deciding whether the outcome of a study (results from a sample) supports a particular theory or practical innovation (which is thought to apply to a population)” (Aron A., Aron, E., and Coups, 2011, p. 145). I also learned that hypothesis testing follows a set procedure that appears as follows:
Step 1) Restate the question as a research hypothesis and a null hypothesis about the populations
- Basically, a researcher constructs a hypothesis. Then he/she forms a null hypothesis that opposes the research hypothesis in polar fashion. To help support one’s research hypothesis, one has to disprove the null hypothesis.
Step 2) Determine the characteristics of the comparison distribution
- When using two or more samples, one must gather information about the distribution of means.
Step 3) Determine the cutoff sample score on the comparison distribution at which the null hypothesis should be rejected
- Most researchers choose a significance level of 0.05 or 0.01.
Step 4) Determine your sample’s score on the comparison distribution
Step 5) Decide whether to reject the null hypothesis (Retrieved from the textbook)
The textbook further introduced me to the notions of one and two-tailed tests, as well as Type I and Type II decision errors, which are highly essential in hypothesis testing.
From the Hypothesis Testing Video, I found out how hypothesis testing is
References: Aron, A., Aron, E. & Coups, E. (2011). Statistics for the behavioral and social sciences: A brief course. (5th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice-Hall. Lemmens, J.S., Valkenburg, P.M., Peter J. (2011). Journal of Youth and Adolescence. The Effects of Pathological Gaming on Aggressice Behvaior. New York: Jan 2011. (40, 1).