Hypothesis Testing Steps
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What is the term used to describe the quantity n – 1 in statistical analysis?

  • Degrees of freedom (correct)
  • Degrees of error
  • Degrees of variance
  • Degrees of accuracy
  • What is the primary purpose of determining the critical value in a statistical test?

  • To determine the measurement scale of the data
  • To select the type of statistical test to use
  • To compute the calculated value
  • To define the region of rejection from the region of acceptance of the null hypothesis (correct)
  • What is the purpose of calculating the standard deviation of a dataset?

  • To determine the mean of the data
  • To calculate the median of the data
  • To understand the variability of the data (correct)
  • To identify the mode of the data
  • Which statistical tool is used to analyze the difference between two groups?

    <p>t-test for independent samples</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of data analysis involves the examination of multiple relations between multiple variables?

    <p>Multivariate Analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of inferential statistics?

    <p>To make inferences about a population from a sample</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the decision if the calculated value is greater than the critical value in a statistical test?

    <p>Reject the null hypothesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first step in performing a statistical test?

    <p>Choose the statistical test and perform the calculation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statistical tool is used to analyze the relationship between two continuous variables?

    <p>Pearson's r</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the analysis of a single variable?

    <p>Univariate analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of analysis involves the examination of a single variable?

    <p>Univariate Analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of determining the type of variable in a statistical test?

    <p>To choose the appropriate statistical test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of inferential statistics?

    <p>To make generalizations about a population from samples</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which test is used to compare the means of two independent groups?

    <p>t-test for independent samples</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the minimum sample size required for using the z-test?

    <p>30</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When would you use ANOVA?

    <p>When comparing the means of two or more groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the t-test for dependent samples?

    <p>To compare the means before and after treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of statistical measure is used to test if the difference between two means is significant?

    <p>Test of significance of difference</p> Signup and view all the answers

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