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This document provides an overview of hypothesis testing, emphasizing its role in statistical analysis to support or reject statements about populations based on sample data. It outlines the key reasons for performing hypothesis testing, including decision making, assessing evidence, and establishing causality, as well as the steps involved in the process. An example scenario illustrates the application of hypothesis testing in evaluating a new medication's effectiveness compared to a standard treatment.

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36.+Hypothesis+Testing

This document provides an overview of hypothesis testing, emphasizing its role in statistical analysis to support or reject statements about populations based on sample data. It outlines the key reasons for performing hypothesis testing, including decision making, assessing evidence, and establishing causality, as well as the steps involved in the process. An example scenario illustrates the application of hypothesis testing in evaluating a new medication's effectiveness compared to a standard treatment.

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Hypothesis Testing

This lesson provides an overview of hypothesis testing and its importance in statistical analysis.
Introduction to Hypothesis
Testing

01 The primary goal is to determine whether there


is enough evidence from the sample data to
support or reject a specified statement about
the population.

02 Hypothesis testing is a statistical method used


to make decisions or infer conclusions about a
population based on sample data.

03 It involves testing an assumption (hypothesis)


about a parameter of a population.
Key Reasons for Performing
Hypothesis Testing
● Decision Making: It provides a systematic way to
make decisions about a population parameter based
on sample data.
● Assessing Evidence: Hypothesis testing helps in
assessing the strength of evidence against the null
hypothesis.
● Comparing Groups: It enables statistically valid
comparisons between two or more groups.
● Investigating Relationships: Hypothesis testing is
used to investigate relationships between variables.
● Establishing Causality: It is essential for establishing
causality in experimental designs.
Steps in Hypothesis Testing
● Formulate Hypotheses
● Choose a Significance Level
● Select the Appropriate Test Statistic
● Calculate the Test Statistic and P Value
● Make a Decision
● Provide a Conclusion
Formulating Hypotheses

● Identify the purpose of conducting a


statistical test
● Assign the purposes into two categories: Null
Hypothesis (H0) and Alternative Hypothesis
(Ha/H1)
● Null Hypothesis: States that there is no
difference, no effect, or nothing can be
proved statistically.
● Alternative Hypothesis: States that there is a
significant difference, effect, or enough
evidence that can be proved statistically.
Scenario Example: Testing a
New Medication
Background: A pharmaceutical company has
01 developed a new medication intended to lower blood
pressure more effectively than the current standard
treatment.

Null Hypothesis: The mean decrease in blood


02 pressure by the new medication is equal to the mean
decrease in blood pressure by the current standard
treatment.

Alternative Hypothesis: The mean decrease in blood


03 pressure by the new medication is greater than the
mean decrease in blood pressure by the current
standard treatment.
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