STATISTICS FOR PSYCHOLOGY

Statistics for Psychology



Statistics for Psychology

Question 11: Hypothesis Testing

The 5 steps in hypothesis testing are:

Step - 1 (Formulate and State the Hypothesis)

Step - 2 (Decide on the Significance Level and the Type of Test)

Step - 3 (State the Decision Rule)

Step - 4 (Calculate the Test Statistic)

Step - 5 (Calculate the p- value and State the Conclusion)

Example

The below example explains the five steps of hypothesis testing.

The mean mileage of the tire = µ = 60,000 miles.

The standard deviation = s = 5,000 miles.

The Crosset Truck Company bought 48 tires and found that the mean mileage for their ...