Hypothesis Testing

Abdul Quader Miah ()
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Abdul Quader Miah: Asian Institute of Technology

Chapter Chapter 7 in Applied Statistics for Social and Management Sciences, 2016, pp 127-170 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The importance of hypothesis testing lies in the fact that many types of decision-problems can be formulated as hypothesis testing problems. Simple hypothesis, composite hypothesis, null, and alternative hypotheses are introduced. One-tail and two-tail tests are explained. Errors in hypothesis testing are mentioned. A standard procedure for testing of hypotheses is set. Examples are provided for testing of various types of hypotheses. A standard procedure is set for testing of population means and proportions in many situations. The technique for drawing conclusions at the end of the test is illustrated through examples. The drawing of conclusions is the core of hypothesis testing. A highly useful and new chart called “Flow Chart for Hypothesis Testing” is provided. The technique of calculating power of hypothesis testing is illustrated with the help of examples.

Keywords: Hypothesis testing; One-tail test; Two-tail test; Simple hypothesis; Composite hypothesis; Null and alternative hypothesis; Flow chart of hypothesis testing; Test procedure; Power of test (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-0401-8_7

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