Exam 6: Probability and Hypothesis Testing

Which of the following is an example of a binomial variable?

In which of the following steps of the research process is probability most important?

There is no relationship between alpha and the likelihood of rejecting the null hypothesis.

The ______ the sample size, the ______ likely you are to reject the null hypothesis.

A ______ is a statement about an expected outcome or relationship involving population parameters.

You will make the decision to ______ when the probability of a statistic is ______.

In this figure, the unshaded area represents ______.

Perhaps the only way to 'prove' a research hypothesis is to ______.

The sum of the probabilities for the values of a binomial variable equals ______.

The possibility of sampling error exists in all studies in which data is collected from a sample rather than the entire population.

______ hypotheses ______.

A researcher finds that the mean number of children in her sample is 3.48; however, the mean number of children in the population is 2.44. The difference between the two means can be attributed to ______.

Mathematically, probability may be defined as ______.

The difference between a statistical hypothesis and a research hypothesis is the research hypotheses ______.

All other things being equal, the ______ the sample size, the ______ likely you are to ______.

Which of the following is the last step in the process of hypothesis testing?

______ separates the regions of rejection and non-rejection.

The difference between the regions of rejection and non-rejection refers most directly to the concept of ______.

The statement " $\mu$ > 8" is an example of a ______.

The term "critical value" refers most specifically to ______.