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77
Tuesday
76
Wednesday
74
Thursday
78
Friday
78
This value falls so far into the tail that it cannot even be plotted on the distribution ( Figure 7.7 )! Because the result is significant, you also calculate an effect size:
The effect size you calculate is definitely large, meaning someone has some explaining to do!
Figure 7.7. Obtained z statistic. (“ Obtained z5.77 ” by Judy Schmitt is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 .)
You compare your obtained z statistic, z = 5.77, to the critical value, z * = 1.645, and find that z > z *. Therefore you reject the null hypothesis, concluding:
Reject H 0 . Based on 5 observations, the average temperature ( M = 76.6 degrees) is statistically significantly higher than it is supposed to be, and the effect size was large, z = 5.77, p < .05, d = 2.60.
Example C Different Significance Level
Finally, let’s take a look at an example phrased in generic terms, rather than in the context of a specific research question, to see the individual pieces one more time. This time, however, we will use a stricter significance level, a = .01, to test the hypothesis.
We will use 60 as an arbitrary null hypothesis value:
We will assume a two-tailed test:
We have seen the critical values for z tests at a = .05 levels of significance several times. To find the values for a = .01, we will go to the Standard Normal Distribution Table and find the z score cutting off .005 (.01 divided by 2 for a two-tailed test) of the area in the tail, which is z * = ±2.575. Notice that this cutoff is much higher than it was for a = .05. This is because we need much less of the area in the tail, so we need to go very far out to find the cutoff. As a result, this will require a much larger effect or much larger sample size in order to reject the null hypothesis.
We can now calculate our test statistic. We will use s = 10 as our known population standard deviation and the following data to calculate our sample mean:
The average of these scores is M = 60.40. From this we calculate our z statistic as:
The Cohen’s d effect size calculation is:
Our obtained z statistic, z = 0.13, is very small. It is much less than our critical value of 2.575. Thus, this time, we fail to reject the null hypothesis. Our conclusion would look something like:
Fail to reject H 0 . Based on the sample of 10 scores, we cannot conclude that there is an effect causing the mean ( M = 60.40) to be statistically significantly different from 60.00, z = 0.13, p > .01, d = 0.04, and the effect size supports this interpretation.
There are several other considerations we need to keep in mind when performing hypothesis testing.
In the Physicians’ Reactions case study, the probability value associated with the significance test is .0057. Therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected, and it was concluded that physicians intend to spend less time with obese patients. Despite the low probability value, it is possible that the null hypothesis of no true difference between obese and average-weight patients is true and that the large difference between sample means occurred by chance. If this is the case, then the conclusion that physicians intend to spend less time with obese patients is in error. This type of error is called a Type I error. More generally, a Type I error occurs when a significance test results in the rejection of a true null hypothesis.
The second type of error that can be made in significance testing is failing to reject a false null hypothesis. This kind of error is called a Type II error . Unlike a Type I error, a Type II error is not really an error. When a statistical test is not significant, it means that the data do not provide strong evidence that the null hypothesis is false. Lack of significance does not support the conclusion that the null hypothesis is true. Therefore, a researcher should not make the mistake of incorrectly concluding that the null hypothesis is true when a statistical test was not significant. Instead, the researcher should consider the test inconclusive. Contrast this with a Type I error in which the researcher erroneously concludes that the null hypothesis is false when, in fact, it is true.
A Type II error can only occur if the null hypothesis is false. If the null hypothesis is false, then the probability of a Type II error is called b (“beta”). The probability of correctly rejecting a false null hypothesis equals 1 − b and is called statistical power . Power is simply our ability to correctly detect an effect that exists. It is influenced by the size of the effect (larger effects are easier to detect), the significance level we set (making it easier to reject the null makes it easier to detect an effect, but increases the likelihood of a Type I error), and the sample size used (larger samples make it easier to reject the null).
Misconceptions about significance testing are common. This section lists three important ones.
Your answer should include mention of the baseline assumption of no difference between the sample and the population.
Alpha is the significance level. It is the criterion we use when deciding to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis, corresponding to a given proportion of the area under the normal distribution and a probability of finding extreme scores assuming the null hypothesis is true.
We always calculate an effect size to see if our research is practically meaningful or important. NHST (null hypothesis significance testing) is influenced by sample size but effect size is not; therefore, they provide complimentary information.
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8.2 FOUR STEPS TO HYPOTHESIS TESTING The goal of hypothesis testing is to determine the likelihood that a population parameter, such as the mean, is likely to be true. In this section, we describe the four steps of hypothesis testing that were briefly introduced in Section 8.1: Step 1: State the hypotheses. Step 2: Set the criteria for a decision.
Steps in Hypothesis testing. Statement of hypothesis. Identification of the test statistic and its distribution. Specification of the significance level. Statement of the decision rule. Collection of the data and performance of the calculations. Making the statistical decision. Drawing a conclusion.
hypothesis, H 0. p-value Probability of obtaining a sample "more extreme" than the ones observed in your data, assuming H 0 is true. Hypothesis A premise or claim that we want to test. Null Hypothesis: H 0 Currently accepted value for a parameter (middle of the distribution). Is assumed true for the purpose of carrying out the hypothesis test.
23.1 How Hypothesis Tests Are Reported in the News 1. Determine the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis. 2. Collect and summarize the data into a test statistic. 3. Use the test statistic to determine the p-value. 4. The result is statistically significant if the p-value is less than or equal to the level of significance.
Hypothesis Testing. Test µ When Unknown(P-Value Method Continued) x¯ µ test statistic: t = p s=samplestandarddeviation. s/. n. Critical Region Method x¯ µ. Testing µ when is known: test statistic: z. 0. = p = population standard deviation. n sµ i the population mean discussed throughout the worksheet.
and test whether that value is plausible based on the data we have • Call the hypothesized value • Formal statement: Null hypothesis: H 0: β. 1 = Alternative hypothesis: H 1: β 1 ≠ • Sometimes the alternative is one sided, e.g., H 1: β 1 < • Use one sided alternative if only one side is plausible * β 1 * β1 * β1 * β1
In this module, we review the basics of hypothesis testing. We shall develop the binomial distribution formulas, show how they lead to some important sampling distributions, and then investigate the key principles of hypothesis testing. James H. Steiger (Vanderbilt University) 3 / 30
hypothesis that 2 0 the null hypothesis and denote it by H 0:The hypothesis that 2 1 is referred to as the alternative hypothesis and denoted by H 1. 4.1 Data and questions Data set 2.3 (which we have seen before) Silver content of Byzantine coins A number of coins from the reign of King Manuel I, Comnemus (1143 - 80) were dis-covered in Cyprus.
The intent of hypothesis testing is formally examine two opposing conjectures (hypotheses), H0 and HA. These two hypotheses are mutually exclusive and exhaustive so that one is true to the exclusion of the other. We accumulate evidence - collect and analyze sample information - for the purpose of determining which of the two hypotheses is true ...
Hypothesis testing is formulated in terms of two hypotheses: H0: the null hypothesis; H1: the alternate hypothesis. The hypothesis we want to test is if H1 is \likely" true. So, there are two possible outcomes: Reject H0 and accept H1 because of su the sample in favor or H1; cient evidence in.
a. one b. two c. more than two. 1a. Hypothesis test about mean (one mean value) - the test is called hypothesis test about a population mean - we're interested if the population mean is equal to a specific value which is known (a constant) - notation (H0): µ=µ0. o if the population parameters are known ( µ,σ2,σ) we use the formula (1) to ...
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Motivation . . . The purpose of hypothesis testing is to determine whether there is enough statistical evidence in favor of a certain belief, or hypothesis, about a parameter. Is there statistical evidence, from a random sample of potential customers, to support the hypothesis that more than 10% of the potential customers will pur-chase a new ...
9 Hypothesis Tests. (Ch 9.1-9.3, 9.5-9.9) Statistical hypothesis: a claim about the value of a parameter or population characteristic. Examples: H: μ = 75 cents, where μ is the true population average of daily per-student candy+soda expenses in US high schools. H: p < .10, where p is the population proportion of defective helmets for a given ...
Testing claims based on a confidence interval (cont.) Using a confidence interval for hypothesis testing might be insufficient in some cases since it gives a yes/no (reject/don't reject) answer, as opposed to quantifying our decision with a probability. Formal hypothesis testing allows us to report a probability along with our decision.
This handout will define the basic elements of hypothesis testing and provide the steps to perform hypothesis tests using the P-value method and the critical value method. Many statistics courses use statistical calculation tools; however, this handout is designed for manually computed formulas. Basics of Hypothesis Testing. All hypothesis ...
Page 14/ Hypothesis Testing Formulas Z-test for a single score: Z = (X - µ) / σ"" " Z$test"with"means"of"a"sample:" Z = (M - µM) / σ M"" where:"" µ M = µ ...
Case1: Population is normally or approximately normally distributed with known or unknown variance (sample size n may be small or large), Case 2: Population is not normal with known or unknown variance (n is large i.e. n≥30). 3.Hypothesis: we have three cases. Case I : H0: μ=μ0 HA: μ μ0. e.g. we want to test that the population mean is ...
Step 1: The hypothesis statement is H0: μ = 150 versus H1: μ ≠ 150. Observe that μ represents the true-but-unknown mean for the new Krisp-o-Matic machine. The comparison value 150 is the numerical claim, and we want to compare μ to 150. It might seem that the whole problem was set up with H1: μ < 150 in mind.
Definition of Symbols Used. = sample size. = sample mean. = sample standard deviation σ = population standard deviation t* = t-statistic critical value. z* = z-statistic critical value df = degrees of freedom. = sample 1 mean. = sample 2 mean n1 = sample 1 size n2 = sample 2 size s1 = sample 1 std. deviation s2 = sample 2 std. deviation.
STEP 1: STATE THE HYPOTHESES (EXAMPLE) Dependent Variable. Amount of alcohol consumed the night before a statistics exam. Independent/Treatment Variable. Intervention: Pamphlet (treatment group) or No Pamphlet (control group) Null Hypothesis (H0) No difference in alcohol consumption between the two groups the night before a statistics exam.
This chapter lays out the basic logic and process of hypothesis testing. We will perform z tests, which use the z score formula from Chapter 6 and data from a sample mean to make an inference about a population.. Logic and Purpose of Hypothesis Testing. A hypothesis is a prediction that is tested in a research study. The statistician R. A. Fisher explained the concept of hypothesis testing ...
3) Criterion: State the test statistic (TS) and formulate the. rejection region (RR) 1 that should be satisfied in order. to reject H0. 4) Calculations: Calculate the value of the test statistic ...