STA 215 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Point Estimation, Confidence Interval
7 Dec 2020
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10 multiple-choice questions worth 5 points each. 3 open-response questions, comprising 50 points total. All work must be shown on open-response questions to receive full credit. Know how to read and interpret data outputs to identify sample size, point estimate, standard error, etc. Know the textbook definition of the p-value for a hypothesis test and how to draw conclusions from it. Know the assumptions for a hypothesis test as well as the definitions of the null and alternative hypothesis. Know how to construct a confidence interval for means or proportions by calculator or by hand, using a t-table to find t* using degrees of freedom for means and a standard normal table for proportions. Know how to interpret the results of a confidence interval. Know how to conduct a hypothesis test for proportions at a given significance level, including how to state the null and alternative hypotheses and how to interpret the results of the test.
