Hypothesis Testing

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Hypothesis TestingECE 3530 Spring 2010Antonio PaivaWhat is Hypothesis Testing ?A statistical Hypothesis is an assertion or conjectureconcerning one or more prove that a Hypothesis is true, or false, withabsolutecertainty, we would needabsolute knowledge. That is, wewould have to examine theentire , Hypothesis Testing concerns on how to use a randomsample to judge if it is evidence that supports or not is Hypothesis Testing ? (cont.) Hypothesis Testing is formulated in terms oftwohypotheses: H0: the null Hypothesis ; H1: the alternate is Hypothesis Testing ? (cont.)The Hypothesis we want to test is ifH1is likely , there are two possible outcomes: RejectH0and acceptH1because of sufficient evidence inthe sample in favor orH1; Do not rejectH0because of insufficient evidence is Hypothesis Testing ?

What is hypothesis testing? A statistical hypothesis is an assertion or conjecture concerning one or more populations. To prove that a hypothesis is true, or false, with absolute

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