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4be
; Honly
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d) H0 :Hm0 MUST
2.3 ;be
Ha“=“
: m! 3.2
e) H0 : p .5 ; Ha : p .5
When you perform a hypothesis
test you make a decision:
The
.58P-value
.5 is the probability of obtaining
Since the P-value a we
is so small,
z 5.08 reject H0. There is convincing
test.5statistic
.5 at least as inconsistent with H0
as was observed, evidence
assumingto suggest
H is that the
true.
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majority of adult Americans
frequently check the nutritional
P-value ≈ 0 labels on packaged0foods.
Computing P-values
The calculation of the P-value depends on the form
of the inequality in the alternative hypothesis.
z curve
Calculated z
Computing P-values
The calculation of the P-value depends on the form
of the inequality in the alternative hypothesis.
z curve
Calculated z
Computing P-values
The calculation of the P-value depends on the form
of the inequality in the alternative hypothesis.
z curve
Calculated z and –z
Using P-values to make a decision:
To decide whether or not to reject
H0, we compare the P-value to the
significance level a
Assumptions:
• Given a random sample of 1500 high school
graduates
• Since 1500(.61) > 10 and 1500(.39) > 10, sample
size is large enough.
• Population size is much larger than the sample
size.
College Attendance Continued . . .
H0: p = .61 Where p is the proportion of all 2009 high
school graduates in this state who attended
Ha: p ≠ .61 college the year after graduation
Verify assumptions
Calculate
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value test
in the
.44 .5 statistic
z 2.What
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table of z and
error P-value
could
curve you
areas
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500
x = 116.80 s = 9.45 n = 10
H0: m = 120 Where m is the true mean daily wasted
Ha: m < 120 time for employees of this company
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116potential
What the
120 error testwe
could
Test Statistic: thave
statistic
9made?
.45
1.07
and
TypeP-value.
II
10
P-value =.150 a = .05