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Learn how a food company uses hypothesis testing to ensure peanut bag weights are consistent. Explore null and alternate hypotheses, type I and type II errors, and steps in hypothesis testing.
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Chapter 9: Hypothesis Testing Section 1: Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
Example • A food company produces bags of peanuts weighing 336 grams (on the average). Periodically, the quality control department takes samples of peanut bags to determine whether the packaging process is under control.
= 336 g (process is under control) • ≠ 336 g (process is not under control)
null hypothesis • a statement asserting no change, no difference, or no effect • value is often a historical value, claim, or production specification • usually takes the form of a statement about a population parameter • usually contains an equals sign • labeled Ho
alternate hypothesis • a statement that might be true instead of the null hypothesis • accepted when the null hypothesis is rejected • usually contains the symbols >, <, or ≠. • labeled H1
hypothesis testing • procedure for choosing between hypotheses • gives the benefit of the doubt to the null hypothesis • the null hypothesis will be rejected (and alternate hypothesis accepted) only if sample data suggest beyond reasonable doubt that the null hypothesis is false
Steps in Hypothesis Testing • Identify the null hypothesis Ho and the alternate hypothesis H1. • Choose α, the level of significance. • Calculate the test statistic. • Determine the critical region. • Make your decision.
Type I Error • rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true • occurs if a test statistic falls in the critical region when Ho is actually true • probability of making a Type I error is called the level of significance, denoted
Type II Error • not rejecting the null hypothesis when it is false • occurs if the test statistic does not fall in the critical region when Ho is false • probability of making a Type II error is denoted
Critical Region and Types of Test • H1: left-tailed test • H1: right-tailed test • H1: two-tailed test