CHAPTER 8 Introduction to Hypothesis Testing 8.1 Inferential Statistics and Hypothesis Testing LEARNING OBJECTIVES 8.2 Four Steps to Hypothesis Testing After reading this chapter‚ you should be able to: 8.3 Hypothesis Testing and Sampling Distributions 8.4 Making a Decision: Types of Error 8.5 Testing a Research Hypothesis: Examples Using the z Test 8.6 Research in Focus: Directional Versus Nondirectional Tests 8.7 Measuring the Size
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A hypothesis is a claim Population mean The mean monthly cell phone bill in this city is μ = $42 Population proportion Example: The proportion of adults in this city with cell phones is π = 0.68 States the claim or assertion to be tested Is always about a population parameter‚ not about a sample statistic Is the opposite of the null hypothesis e.g.‚ The average diameter of a manufactured bolt is not equal to 30mm ( H1: μ ≠ 30 ) Challenges the status quo Alternative never contains
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Take Home Test 2 1. A. Null Hypothesis: There are no relations or associations among the groups’ mean scores. Alternate Hypothesis: There is a relation or association among the student’s grade point averages and “if they rather prefer to stay at home than go out with friends”. Correlations | | Grade Point Average | I would rather stay at home and read than go out with my friends | Grade Point Average | Pearson Correlation | 1 | .233 | | Sig. (2-tailed) | | .120 | | Sum of Squares
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“Accept” the Null Hypothesis by Keith M. Bower‚ M.S. and James A. Colton‚ M.S. Reprinted with permission from the American Society for Quality When performing statistical hypothesis tests such as a one-sample t-test or the AndersonDarling test for normality‚ an investigator will either reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis‚ based upon sampled data. Frequently‚ results in Six Sigma projects contain the verbiage “accept the null hypothesis‚” which implies that the null hypothesis has been proven
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Hypothesis Testing: Alzheimer ’s Disease Natalie Sullivan PSY/315 August 8‚ 2011 Deborah Suzzane Ph.D. Hypothesis Testing: Alzheimer ’s Disease One in eight American’s over age 65 are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. This number continues to grow as the population increases. The number of people affected by Alzheimer’s is alarming. The Alzheimer’s Association (2011) estimates that 5.4 million Americans of all ages suffer from this disease. Team A will attempt to form a hypothesis stating
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY LESSON 20: PRINCIPLE OF HYPOTHESIS TESTING So far we have talked about estimating a confidence interval along with the probability (the confidence level) that the true population statistic lies within this interval under repeated sampling. We now examine the principles of statistical inference to hypotheses testing. By the end of this chapter you should be able to • Understand what is hypothesis testing • Examine issues relating to the determination of level of How is this
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SWOT Analysis Paper Rebecka McCollough BUS/475 March 25‚ 2015 Dr. Timothy Williams SWOT Analysis Paper When a company wants to identify factors that have the potential to affect the company’s future‚ a SWOT analysis is conducted. This analysis will identify the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats that either help the business or could potentially harm the business. SWOT analyses are typically conducted as part of the corporate planning phase where goals are set for that company
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scientists usually begins with a.|testing a hypothesis.| b.|careful observations.| c.|creating experiments.| d.|drawing conclusions.| __D__ 3. Information gathered from observing a plant grow 3 cm over a two-week period is called a.|inferences.| b.|variables.| c.|hypotheses.| d.|data. | __B__ 4. Based on your observations‚ you predict that the presence of water could accelerate the growth of bread mold. This is a.|a conclusion.| b.|a hypothesis. | c.|an experiment.| d.|an analysis
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least $7.5M and reverse declining sales trend • Conducted two SWOT analyses to determine best strategy – Emphasize Natural and increase drugstore presence • Developed advertising budget and implementation plan Flare Fragrances Agenda • SWOT – Savvy launch • SWOT – Natural emphasis and drugstore expansion • Financials – advertising budget and pro forma income statement • Implementation • Conclusion Flare Fragrances SWOT Analysis: Savvy Internal factors Strengths • Name • Favorable
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S.W.O.T Analysis [edit] Strategic Use: Orienting SWOTs to An Objective Illustrative diagram of SWOT analysisIf SWOT analysis does not start with defining a desired end state or objective‚ it runs the risk of being useless. A SWOT analysis may be incorporated into the strategic planning model. An example of a strategic planning technique that incorporates an objective-driven SWOT analysis is SCAN analysis. Strategic Planning‚ including SWOT and SCAN analysis‚ has been the subject of much research
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