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Gauss-Markov Theorem
Coefficient of determination
Var (B^1)= 4
Se (B^1)=2
Var (B^2)=0.09
Se (B^2)=0.3
Hypothesis testing
Estimation and hypothesis testing constitute the two major branches of
statistics.
The theory of estimation consists of two parts: point estimation and interval
estimation.
Point estimator gives only one value of the parameter
Across sample parameter value may change.
However the mean value of the estimated parameter is equal to the true
parameter.
Hypothesis Testing
Relying only on the point estimate alone, we may construct an interval
around the point estimator.
The interval may be within two or three standard errors on either side of the
point estimator.
This interval has, say, 95 percent probability of including the true parameter
value.
Confidence Interval
Two
positive numbers and , the latter lying between 0 and 1, such
that the probability that the Random interval( , + ) contains the true is
1 . Symbolically,
Pr ( + ) = 1
Such an interval, if it exists, is known as a confidence interval
1 is known as the confidence coefficient; and (0 < <1) is known
as the level of significance.
The endpoints of the confidence interval are known as the confidence
limits(also known as critical values), - being the lower confidencelimit
Lower
Confidence
Limit
Upper
Point Estimate
Confidence
Limit
Width of
confidence interval
the normality assumption of the error term OLS estimators are also
Under
ND.
Example
Suppose
Further assume
Table show that
4-
Summary
Example
If
and we chose
Df=11
The critical values for are given as:
(.025)=21.92 and (.975)=3.81
0.4484
Hypothesis testing
under
consideration
has
some
probability
Rule of Thumb
Decision Rule: Construct a 100(1 )% confidence interval for 2.
If the 2 under H0 falls within this confidence interval, do not reject
H0, but if it falls outside this interval, reject H0.
Make diagram:
Rejection or acceptance of H0
When we reject the null hypothesis, we say that our finding is statistically
significant.
On the other hand, when we do not reject the null hypothesis, we say that
our finding is not statistically significant.
Test-of-significance approach
Testing the Significance of Regression Coefficients: The t Test
Broadly speaking, a test of significance is a procedure by which
sample results are used to verify the truth or falsity of a null
hypothesis.
The decision to accept or reject H0 is made on the basis of the value
of the test statistic obtained from the data at hand.
Practically Easy
t=
Given the null and the alternative hypotheses, testing them for statistical signicance is not a
mystery.
Very often the phenomenon under study will suggest the nature of the null and alternative
hypotheses.
Thus, theoretical expectations or prior empirical work or both can be relied upon to formulate
hypotheses.
It is extremely important that the researcher establish these hypotheses before carrying out the
empirical investigation.
Such a practice should be avoided at all costs, at least for the sake of scientic objectivity.
Summary
Hypothesis testing
How to form null and alter native hypothesis
The p-value
Let the researcher decide at which value to reject or not to
reject the null hypothesis.