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Statistics-Testing Hypothesis2

The document summarizes key lessons from Modules 2 and 3 of a statistics course. In Module 2, students learned about parameters and statistics, specifically the difference between population and sample proportions. Module 3 covered formulating null and alternative hypotheses, including how the null hypothesis reflects no difference from a hypothesized value while the alternative reflects a difference, and how hypotheses are written using mathematical symbols.

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Statistics-Testing Hypothesis2

The document summarizes key lessons from Modules 2 and 3 of a statistics course. In Module 2, students learned about parameters and statistics, specifically the difference between population and sample proportions. Module 3 covered formulating null and alternative hypotheses, including how the null hypothesis reflects no difference from a hypothesized value while the alternative reflects a difference, and how hypotheses are written using mathematical symbols.

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Statistics & Probability

Second Semester
Q4_Output for Module 2 and 3
Module 2: Identifying Parameters for Testing in Given Real-Life Problems
Module 3: Formulating Appropriate Null and Alternative Hypotheses on a Population Mean
Write what you have learned from each lesson.
- In module 2, I was familiarized with two new additional concepts related to parameter and statistic: the
sample proportion, denoted by the random variable ^p, is a statistic that describes a proportion associated
with the sample. On the other hand, the population proportion, denoted by the random variable p, is a
parameter that describes the proportion associated with the population. It is important to use the
parameter value/s as compared to the statistic value/s because the parameter denotes the true value that
will be obtained from the data. To identify the parameters to be tested, simply look for the measure/s
(mean, standard deviation, variance, proportion) relating to the population. Then, look for the value
pertaining to the given parameter and translate them in mathematical symbols for hypothesis testing.

- In module 3, I further learned about null and alternative hypotheses and their comparisons, such as how
null hypothesis suggests that there is no statistical difference between the relationship of the parameter
value and the hypothesized value and how it is usually the initial claim backed by previous analyses.
Conversely, alternative hypothesis favors at least some statistical differences/significance between the
parameter value and hypothesized value, plus it is the hypothesis that you hope to prove true. Null
hypothesis can also be written in other ways depending if the claim favors the alternative hypothesis or
not; opposite inequality symbols in the alternative hypothesis for the null hypothesis are a rule of thumb
to avoid confusion. Moreover, in statistical hypothesis testing, not only is it necessary to use the correct
inequality symbols, but first, you must know how to identify the claim to be tested that will show up
later in the null or alternative hypothesis. Lastly, do remember the common phrases used in hypothesis-
testing so you are ready to translate the claim and hypotheses into the correct mathematical
symbols/notations.

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