Stating the Hypothesis Should Be the First Step Used in Hypothesis

question 137

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Stating the hypothesis should be the first step used in hypothesis testing.

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Definitions:

Sample Proportions

The ratio of members within a sample that satisfy a given characteristic, often used to estimate the proportion of the characteristic in the entire population.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used in constructing confidence intervals around a sample statistic to estimate the population parameter.

Test Statistic

A metric deduced from a sample's data in the process of hypothesis testing, which aids in determining the rejection of the null hypothesis.

P-value

The probability of observing a statistic at least as extreme as the one observed if the null hypothesis is true.