MGMT 2262 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Null Hypothesis, Somatic Cell Count, Type I And Type Ii Errors

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Hypothesis testing is the formal procedures used by statisticians and researchers to confirm or refute an assumption about a population parameter. H0, is a general statement or default position of the current situation. The alternative hypothesis, represented by ha, is a statement that would be possible if the null hypothesis is not true. p-value. Reject the null hypothesis if the p-value is less than or equal to the level of significance ( ) Fail to reject the null hypothesis if the p-value is greater than the level of significance ( ) If our decision is to reject h0, this means that ha is statistically feasible so the conclusion would read: There is sufficient evidence, at a x% level of significance, to support the claim that [problem statement] If our decision is to fail to reject h0, this means that ho is statistically possible so the conclusion would read: