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- Dr. Robert Powers
- Ross Hall 2240-C
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- University of Northern Colorado
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Hypothesis Testing
Math 550 at UNC, Summer 2011
The following files include information on continuous random variables and continuous distributions such as the uniform and normal distributions. Click on the "Preview" thumbnails to see a slideshow of the documents, or click the "PDF" button to download a handout.
Downloadable Handouts
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| Hypothesis Testing | Use these examples as practice in testing statistical claims, including whether a random sample of reading scores exceeds the national mean. |
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| The Language of Hypothesis Testing | Slideshow containing terms related to hypothesis testing, including null and alternative hypothesis, critical values, level of significance, and Type I and Type II errors. |
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| Testing a Claim Regarding a Population Mean | Step-by-step guide to performing one-tailed and two-tailed tests of population means. |
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| Hypothesis Testing of Proportions | Two examples of testing whether sample data supports claims about the proportion of some variable present in a population. |
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| Testing a Claim about a Population Proportion | Step-by-step guide to testing a hypothesis about a proportion in a population. |
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| Testing Claims about a Population Variance | Step-by-step guide to analyzing one-tailed or two-tailed claims about the variance of observations in a sample (uses the Chi-squared distribution). |
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| Hypothesis Tests | Slideshow introducing hypothesis testing through analogies to courtroom scenarios, including a fun claim made by Peewee in a movie. |
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