Five-Step Hypothesis Testing Process
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Choose a variable (such as number of daily admissions at a local theater or number of miles students have to commute daily to get to their college.) Before collecting the data, decide what a likely average might be, then complete the following:
Write a brief statement of purpose of the study
Define the population
State the hypotheses for the study
Select an a value
State how the sample was selected
Show the raw data
Compute the test statistic
Find the critical values(s)
State the decision
Summarize the results
You may obtain raw data from the random number table in the appendix section of your text or from any other sources on the World Wide Web.
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Solution Summary
This solution shows a worked statistical analysis that defines the population, presents the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis, states the decisions rule and calculates the test statistic to compare with the level of significance. It then makes a decision to accept or reject the null hypothesis.
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