Chapter 9 Hypothesis Testing with One Sample
,Chapter outline
1. Null and Alternative Hypotheses
2. Outcomes and the Type I and Type II Errors
3. Distribution Needed for Hypothesis Testing
4. Rare Events, the Sample, and the Decision and Conclusion
5. Additional Information and Full Hypothesis Test Examples
6. Hypothesis Testing of a Single Mean and Single Proportion
, Figure 9.1
You can use a hypothesis test to decide if a dog breeder’s claim that every Dalmatian has 35 spots is statistically sound. (credit: Robert Neff)