Practice Null Hypothesis (h₀) (6.1) - Introduction to Statistics

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Question 1.
What does the Null Hypothesis (H₀) state?
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Think about what the term 'null' implies.
Question 2.
What would the p-value of 0.10 suggest?
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Consider how we interpret higher p-values.
3Question 3.
What does the Null Hypothesis (H₀) imply?
- There is a difference
- There is no difference
- There is insufficient evidence
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Think about the meaning of 'null'.
4Question 4.
True or False: A low p-value suggests rejecting the Null Hypothesis.
- True
- False
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Remember the decision criteria regarding p-values.
Question 5.
In a clinical trial testing a new medication's effects on heart rate versus a placebo, formulate a Null Hypothesis and Alternative Hypothesis. Then describe how you would use a p-value to make a decision.
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Focus on creating hypotheses that reflect a comparison.
Question 6.
Discuss the implications of a p-value less than 0.01 in a political polling study. What might the researchers conclude?
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Think about how strong evidence informs conclusions.

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