Statistical Hypothesis

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A Statistical Hypothesis is a statistical statement about population parameter(s) and/or sampling distribution that is subject to a Statistical Hypothesis Testing Task.



References

2016


  • (Leard Statistics, 2016) ⇒ "Hypothesis Testing - Structure and the Research, Null and Alternative Hypothesis" Laerd Statistics, © 2013 Lund Research Ltd, n.d. Web. Retrieved October 11, 2016, from http://statistics.laerd.com/statistical-guides/hypothesis-testing.php
    • QUOTE: (...) The first step in hypothesis testing is to set a research hypothesis. In Sarah and Mike's study, the aim is to examine the effect that two different teaching methods – providing both lectures and seminar classes (Sarah), and providing lectures by themselves (Mike) – had on the performance of Sarah's 50 students and Mike's 50 students. More specifically, they want to determine whether performance is different between the two different teaching methods. Whilst Mike is skeptical about the effectiveness of seminars, Sarah clearly believes that giving seminars in addition to lectures helps her students do better than those in Mike's class. This leads to the following research hypothesis:
Research Hypothesis: When students attend seminar classes, in addition to lectures, their performance increases.


(...) The best way to determine whether a statistical hypothesis is true would be to examine the entire population. Since that is often impractical, researchers typically examine a random sample from the population. If sample data are not consistent with the statistical hypothesis, the hypothesis is rejected.
There are two types of statistical hypotheses.