Hypothesis Testing and Different Types of Test To Use in Hypothesis Testing
Hypothesis Testing and Different Types of Test To Use in Hypothesis Testing
Hypothesis Testing and Different Types of Test To Use in Hypothesis Testing
HYPOTHESIS
TESTING AND
DIFFERENT
TYPES OF TEST
TO USE IN
HYPOTHESIS
TESTING
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preferred instead TEST TYPES
of an old one
HYPOTHESIS AND
THE TWO TYPES
OF HYPOTHESIS
A hypothesis is a proposed
explanation for a phenomenon.
For a hypothesis to be a
scientific hypothesis, the
scientific method requires that CRITICAL VALUE
one can test it.
SIGNIFICANCE
There are basically two types,
namely, null hypothesis and LEVEL REJECTION
alternative hypothesis. REGION
a. NULL HYPOTHESIS CRITICAL VALUES ARE
ESSENTIALLY CUT-OFF VALUES
type of hypothesis used in THAT DEFINE REGIONS WHERE
statistics that proposes THE TEST STATISTIC IS
UNLIKELY TO LIE.
that there is no difference
between THE SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL, ALSO
DENOTED AS ALPHA OR Α, IS THE
certain characteristics of PROBABILITY OF REJECTING THE
NULL HYPOTHESIS WHEN IT IS
a population TRUE.
b. ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS
A REJECTION REGION (A.K.A.
alternative hypothesis is a position CRITICAL REGION) IN A NULL
HYPOTHESIS STATISTICAL TEST IS A
that states something is PART OF THE PARAMETER SPACE
happening, a new theory is SUCH THAT OBSERVING A RESULT
THAT FALLS UNDER IT WILL LEAD
TO THE REJECTION OF A THE Perform an appropriate
NULL HYPOTHESIS.
statistical test.
STEPS IN TESTING Decide whether the null
HYPOTHESIS hypothesis is supported or
refuted.
There are 5 main steps in Present the findings in your
hypothesis testing: results and discussion section.
State your research hypothesis Though the specific details
as a null (Ho) and alternate (Ha) might vary, the procedure
hypothesis. you will use when testing a
Collect data in a way designed to hypothesis will always follow
test the hypothesis. some version of these steps.