Hypothesis Testing: An Introduction

A tentative statement or assertion to explain facts about phenomenon or a situation based on available evidences.

• Hypothesis

• Alternative Hypothesis

• Null Hypothesis

• Hypothesis Testing

The process of evaluating the conjecture about some characteristics of a population based on the data gathered from the sample.

• Hypothesis Testing

• Testing Sample

• Assumption Testing

• Test Hypothesis

It refers as an educated prediction that can be tested.

• Rumors

• Hypothesis

• Predictions

• Theories

Keira accidentally accepted a false null hypothesis. He committed _________. *

• Beta Error

• Alpha Error

• Correct Conclusions

• No Error

The average age of grade eleven students is 17 years old. This is a/an ___.

• Either Null or Alternative

• Alternative Hypothesis

• Null Hypothesis

• Both Null and Alternative Hypothesis

It is also known as the hypothesis with significant difference. *

• Either Null or Alternative

• Alternative hypothesis

• Null Hypothesis

• Both Null and Alternative Hypothesis

It is also known as the hypothesis of no difference.

• Either Null or Alternative

• Alternative Hypothesis

• Null Hypothesis

• Both Null and Alternative Hypothesis

What type of error is/are committed by the researcher if he rejected a null hypothesis that is true?

• Either Type I or Type II

• Type I

• Type II

• Correct Conclusions

The probability of committing a Type I error is also known as ____. *

• Beta Error

• Alpha Error

• No Error

• Either Alpha or Beta Error

Identify the Null Hypothesis of this conjecture: The average time to commute from home to school is 35.9 minutes.

• The average time to commute from home to school is less than 35.9 minutes.

• The average time to commute from home to school is not equal to 35.9 minutes.

• The average time to commute from home to school is equal to 35.9 minutes.

• The average time to commute from home to school is greater than 35.9 minutes.