STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS
TESTS OF SIGNIFICANCE
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A new diet program would like to claim that their methods result in a mean weight loss of more than ten pounds in two weeks. In order to determine if this is a valid claim, they hire an independent testing agency that then selects 25 people to be placed on this diet. The agency should be testing the null hypothesis H0:µ = 10 and the alternative hypothesis:
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The alternative hypothesis is typically denoted as or . This is the statement that one wants to conclude. It is also called the research hypothesis. The goal of hypothesis testing is to see if there is enough evidence against the null hypothesis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Identify Population and Sample. State the Hypotheses in terms of population parameters. State Assumptions and Check Conditions. Calculate the Test Statistic. Calculate the P-value. State the Conclusion.
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