128 Introduction: Hypothesis Testing

What you’ll learn to do: Given a claim about a population, construct an appropriate set of hypotheses to test and properly interpret p values and Type I / II errors.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Given a claim about a population, determine null and alternative hypotheses.
  • Recognize the logic behind a hypothesis test and how it relates to the P-value.
  • Recognize type I and type II errors.

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