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Hypothesis Testing

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Hypothesis Testing

Big picture

Two ways to learn about a population

Confidence Intervals

Hypothesis Testing

General Idea of Hypothesis Testing

Hmm? Let’s illustrate this idea

Example: Grade inflation?

Making the Decision

Making the Decision (cont’d)

Idea of Hypothesis Testing: Criminal Trial Analogy

An aside: Identification of hypotheses

Criminal Trial Analogy (continued)

Criminal Trial Analogy (continued)

Criminal Trial Analogy (continued)

Important “Boohoo!” Point

Author: Laura J. Simon

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