Statistical Tests of Hypotheses

Week 10: October 30

GSR 516 ~ Statistical Methods I ~ Fall 2002

Topics

• Tests of Statistical Significance
  • Null and alternative hypotheses
  • Test statistics
  • p-values
  • Level of significance
  • Interpretations of statistical tests
  • Type I and Type II errors
  • Power

Homework Assignments

10. Due Wednesday, November 6

    Required work

    • Read Sections 7.1 and 7.2 on pages 366 through 407
    • Exercises 6.26 and 6.32 on pages 323 and 324, and page 328, respectively
    • Exercise 6.36 on page 333
    • Exercises 6.60 and 6.62 on pages 348 and 349
    • Exercises 6.64 and 6.66 on pages 353 and 355, respectively

    Optional work

    • Any of the remaining exercises in Section 6.2, including those on pages 339 through 342
    • Any of the exercises in Section 6.3, including those on pages 348 and 349
    • Any of the exercises in Section 6.4, including those on pages 356 and 357

11. Due Wednesday, November 13

    Required work

    • Read Sections 7.2 and 7.3 on pages 390 through 417
    • Exercises 7.14, 7.18, and 7.24 on pages 384 through 389

    Optional work

    • Any of the remaining exercises in Section 7.1, including those on pages 384 through 390