The Level of Significance in Hypothesis Testing Is the Probability

question 19

Multiple Choice

The level of significance in hypothesis testing is the probability of

• A)accepting a true null hypothesis
• B)accepting a false null hypothesis
• C)rejecting a true null hypothesis
• D)could be any of the above, depending on the situation

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Definitions:

Sample Mean

The average computed from a sample set of data, representing the central tendency or typical value of the sampled population.

Median

The middle value in a data set, which divides the set into two equal halves.

Extreme Values

Data points that are significantly higher or lower than the majority of a data set, often considered as outliers or anomalies.

Variance

A statistic that represents the extent to which a set of numbers is spread out, calculating the average of the squared differences from the Mean.