HYPOTHESIS TESTING-INTRO

1. A process for evaluating claims about the population is _____.

2. It is defined as a proposed explanation (may or may not be true) for a phenomenon that can be used as a basis for further verification or investigation.

3. States that there is no difference between a parameter and a statistic.

4. States the existence of a difference between a parameter and a statistic.

5. A _____ is utilized when hypothesis involves direction.

6. A _____ is used for a non-directional hypothesis.

7. The _____ is the maximum probability of committing a type I error.

8. It is the range of values of the test statistic that signifies that there is a significant difference and that the null hypothesis should be rejected.

9. A _____ error occurs if you reject the null hypothesis when it is true.

10. A _____ error occurs if you do not reject the null hypothesis when it is false.