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1 Chapter 4: Foundations for inference OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition
2 Variability in estimates 1 Variability in estimates Application exercise Sampling distributions - via CLT 2 Confidence intervals 3 Hypothesis testing 4 Examining the Central Limit Theorem 5 Inference for other estimators 6 Sample size and power 7 Statistical vs. practical significance OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition
3 Variability in estimates pewresearch.org/ pubs/ 2191/ young-adults-workers-labor-market-pay-careers-advancement-recession OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 2 / 69
4 Variability in estimates Margin of error 41% ± 2.9%: We are 95% confident that 38.1% to 43.9% of the public believe young adults, rather than middle-aged or older adults, are having the toughest time in today s economy. 49% ± 4.4%: We are 95% confident that 44.6% to 53.4% of years olds have taken a job they didn t want just to pay the bills. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 3 / 69
5 Variability in estimates Parameter estimation We are often interested in population parameters. Since complete populations are difficult (or impossible) to collect data on, we use sample statistics as point estimates for the unknown population parameters of interest. Sample statistics vary from sample to sample. Quantifying how sample statistics vary provides a way to estimate the margin of error associated with our point estimate. But before we get to quantifying the variability among samples, let s try to understand how and why point estimates vary from sample to sample. Suppose we randomly sample 1,000 adults from each state in the US. Would you expect the sample means of their heights to be the same, somewhat different, or very different? OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 4 / 69
6 Variability in estimates Parameter estimation We are often interested in population parameters. Since complete populations are difficult (or impossible) to collect data on, we use sample statistics as point estimates for the unknown population parameters of interest. Sample statistics vary from sample to sample. Quantifying how sample statistics vary provides a way to estimate the margin of error associated with our point estimate. But before we get to quantifying the variability among samples, let s try to understand how and why point estimates vary from sample to sample. Suppose we randomly sample 1,000 adults from each state in the US. Would you expect the sample means of their heights to be the same, somewhat different, or very different? Not the same, but only somewhat different. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 4 / 69
7 Variability in estimates Application exercise The following histogram shows the distribution of number of drinks it takes a group of college students to get drunk. We will assume that this is our population of interest. If we randomly select observations from this data set, which values are most likely to be selected, which are least likely? Number of drinks to get drunk OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 5 / 69
8 Variability in estimates Application exercise Suppose that you don t have access to the population data. In order to estimate the average number of drinks it takes these college students to get drunk, you might sample from the population and use your sample mean as the best guess for the unknown population mean. Sample, with replacement, ten students from the population, and record the number of drinks it takes them to get drunk. Find the sample mean. Plot the distribution of the sample averages obtained by members of the class OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 6 / 69
9 Variability in estimates Application exercise Example: List of random numbers: 59, 121, 88, 46, 58, 72, 82, 81, 5, OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 7 / 69
10 Variability in estimates Application exercise Example: List of random numbers: 59, 121, 88, 46, 58, 72, 82, 81, 5, Sample mean: ( ) / 10 = 5.9 OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 7 / 69
11 Variability in estimates Application exercise Sampling distribution What you just constructed is called a sampling distribution. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 8 / 69
12 Variability in estimates Application exercise Sampling distribution What you just constructed is called a sampling distribution. What is the shape and center of this distribution? Based on this distribution, what do you think is the true population average? OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 8 / 69
13 Variability in estimates Application exercise Sampling distribution What you just constructed is called a sampling distribution. What is the shape and center of this distribution? Based on this distribution, what do you think is the true population average? Approximately 5.39, the true population mean. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 8 / 69
14 Variability in estimates Sampling distributions - via CLT Central limit theorem Central limit theorem The distribution of the sample mean is well approximated by a normal model: x N (mean = µ, SE = n σ ), where SE is represents standard error, which is defined as the standard deviation of the sampling distribution. If σ is unknown, use s. It wasn t a coincidence that the sampling distribution we saw earlier was symmetric, and centered at the true population mean. We won t go through a detailed proof of why SE = σ n, but note that as n increases SE decreases. As the sample size increases we would expect samples to yield more consistent sample means, hence the variability among the sample means would be lower. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 9 / 69
15 Variability in estimates Sampling distributions - via CLT CLT - conditions Certain conditions must be met for the CLT to apply: 1. Independence: Sampled observations must be independent. This is difficult to verify, but is more likely if random sampling/assignment is used, and if sampling without replacement, n < 10% of the population. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 10 / 69
16 Variability in estimates Sampling distributions - via CLT CLT - conditions Certain conditions must be met for the CLT to apply: 1. Independence: Sampled observations must be independent. This is difficult to verify, but is more likely if random sampling/assignment is used, and if sampling without replacement, n < 10% of the population. 2. Sample size/skew: Either the population distribution is normal, or if the population distribution is skewed, the sample size is large. the more skewed the population distribution, the larger sample size we need for the CLT to apply for moderately skewed distributions n > 30 is a widely used rule of thumb This is also difficult to verify for the population, but we can check it using the sample data, and assume that the sample mirrors the population. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 10 / 69
17 Confidence intervals 1 Variability in estimates 2 Confidence intervals Why do we report confidence intervals? Constructing a confidence interval A more accurate interval Capturing the population parameter Changing the confidence level 3 Hypothesis testing 4 Examining the Central Limit Theorem 5 Inference for other estimators 6 Sample size and power 7 Statistical vs. practical significance OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition
18 Confidence intervals Why do we report confidence intervals? Confidence intervals A plausible range of values for the population parameter is called a confidence interval. Using only a sample statistic to estimate a parameter is like fishing in a murky lake with a spear, and using a confidence interval is like fishing with a net. We can throw a spear where we saw a fish but we will probably miss. If we toss a net in that area, we have a good chance of catching the fish. If we report a point estimate, we probably won t hit the exact population parameter. If we report a range of plausible values we have a good shot at capturing the parameter. Photos by Mark Fischer ( and Chris Penny ( on Flickr. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 11 / 69
19 Confidence intervals Constructing a confidence interval Average number of exclusive relationships A random sample of 50 college students were asked how many exclusive relationships they have been in so far. This sample yielded a mean of 3.2 and a standard deviation of Estimate the true average number of exclusive relationships using this sample. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 12 / 69
20 Confidence intervals Constructing a confidence interval Average number of exclusive relationships A random sample of 50 college students were asked how many exclusive relationships they have been in so far. This sample yielded a mean of 3.2 and a standard deviation of Estimate the true average number of exclusive relationships using this sample. x = 3.2 s = 1.74 OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 12 / 69
21 Confidence intervals Constructing a confidence interval Average number of exclusive relationships A random sample of 50 college students were asked how many exclusive relationships they have been in so far. This sample yielded a mean of 3.2 and a standard deviation of Estimate the true average number of exclusive relationships using this sample. x = 3.2 s = 1.74 The approximate 95% confidence interval is defined as point estimate ± 2 SE OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 12 / 69
22 Confidence intervals Constructing a confidence interval Average number of exclusive relationships A random sample of 50 college students were asked how many exclusive relationships they have been in so far. This sample yielded a mean of 3.2 and a standard deviation of Estimate the true average number of exclusive relationships using this sample. x = 3.2 s = 1.74 The approximate 95% confidence interval is defined as point estimate ± 2 SE SE = s n = OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 12 / 69
23 Confidence intervals Constructing a confidence interval Average number of exclusive relationships A random sample of 50 college students were asked how many exclusive relationships they have been in so far. This sample yielded a mean of 3.2 and a standard deviation of Estimate the true average number of exclusive relationships using this sample. x = 3.2 s = 1.74 The approximate 95% confidence interval is defined as point estimate ± 2 SE SE = s n = x ± 2 SE = 3.2 ± OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 12 / 69
24 Confidence intervals Constructing a confidence interval Average number of exclusive relationships A random sample of 50 college students were asked how many exclusive relationships they have been in so far. This sample yielded a mean of 3.2 and a standard deviation of Estimate the true average number of exclusive relationships using this sample. x = 3.2 s = 1.74 The approximate 95% confidence interval is defined as point estimate ± 2 SE SE = s n = x ± 2 SE = 3.2 ± = ( , ) OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 12 / 69
25 Confidence intervals Constructing a confidence interval Average number of exclusive relationships A random sample of 50 college students were asked how many exclusive relationships they have been in so far. This sample yielded a mean of 3.2 and a standard deviation of Estimate the true average number of exclusive relationships using this sample. x = 3.2 s = 1.74 The approximate 95% confidence interval is defined as point estimate ± 2 SE SE = s n = x ± 2 SE = 3.2 ± = ( , ) = (2.7, 3.7) OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 12 / 69
26 Confidence intervals Constructing a confidence interval Which of the following is the correct interpretation of this confidence interval? We are 95% confident that (a) the average number of exclusive relationships college students in this sample have been in is between 2.7 and 3.7. (b) college students on average have been in between 2.7 and 3.7 exclusive relationships. (c) a randomly chosen college student has been in 2.7 to 3.7 exclusive relationships. (d) 95% of college students have been in 2.7 to 3.7 exclusive relationships. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 13 / 69
27 Confidence intervals Constructing a confidence interval Which of the following is the correct interpretation of this confidence interval? We are 95% confident that (a) the average number of exclusive relationships college students in this sample have been in is between 2.7 and 3.7. (b) college students on average have been in between 2.7 and 3.7 exclusive relationships. (c) a randomly chosen college student has been in 2.7 to 3.7 exclusive relationships. (d) 95% of college students have been in 2.7 to 3.7 exclusive relationships. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 13 / 69
28 Confidence intervals A more accurate interval A more accurate interval Confidence interval, a general formula point estimate ± z SE OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 14 / 69
29 Confidence intervals A more accurate interval A more accurate interval Confidence interval, a general formula point estimate ± z SE Conditions when the point estimate = x: 1. Independence: Observations in the sample must be independent random sample/assignment if sampling without replacement, n < 10% of population 2. Sample size / skew: n 30 and population distribution should not be extremely skewed OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 14 / 69
30 Confidence intervals A more accurate interval A more accurate interval Confidence interval, a general formula point estimate ± z SE Conditions when the point estimate = x: 1. Independence: Observations in the sample must be independent random sample/assignment if sampling without replacement, n < 10% of population 2. Sample size / skew: n 30 and population distribution should not be extremely skewed Note: We will discuss working with samples where n < 30 in the next chapter. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 14 / 69
31 Confidence intervals Capturing the population parameter What does 95% confident mean? Suppose we took many samples and built a confidence interval from each sample using the equation point estimate ± 2 SE. Then about 95% of those intervals would contain the true population mean (µ). The figure shows this process with 25 samples, where 24 of the resulting confidence intervals contain the true average number of exclusive relationships, and one does not. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 15 / 69
32 Confidence intervals Capturing the population parameter Width of an interval If we want to be more certain that we capture the population parameter, i.e. increase our confidence level, should we use a wider interval or a smaller interval? OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 16 / 69
33 Confidence intervals Capturing the population parameter Width of an interval If we want to be more certain that we capture the population parameter, i.e. increase our confidence level, should we use a wider interval or a smaller interval? A wider interval. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 16 / 69
34 Confidence intervals Capturing the population parameter Width of an interval If we want to be more certain that we capture the population parameter, i.e. increase our confidence level, should we use a wider interval or a smaller interval? A wider interval. Can you see any drawbacks to using a wider interval? OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 16 / 69
35 Confidence intervals Capturing the population parameter Width of an interval If we want to be more certain that we capture the population parameter, i.e. increase our confidence level, should we use a wider interval or a smaller interval? A wider interval. Can you see any drawbacks to using a wider interval? If the interval is too wide it may not be very informative. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 16 / 69
36 Confidence intervals Changing the confidence level OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 17 / 69
37 Confidence intervals Changing the confidence level Image source: weather.gif Changing the confidence level point estimate ± z SE In a confidence interval, z SE is called the margin of error, and for a given sample, the margin of error changes as the confidence level changes. In order to change the confidence level we need to adjust z in the above formula. Commonly used confidence levels in practice are 90%, 95%, 98%, and 99%. For a 95% confidence interval, z = However, using the standard normal (z) distribution, it is possible to find the appropriate z for any confidence level. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 17 / 69
38 Confidence intervals Changing the confidence level Which of the below Z scores is the appropriate z when calculating a 98% confidence interval? (a) Z = 2.05 (b) Z = 1.96 (c) Z = 2.33 (d) Z = 2.33 (e) Z = 1.65 OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 18 / 69
39 Confidence intervals Changing the confidence level Which of the below Z scores is the appropriate z when calculating a 98% confidence interval? (a) Z = 2.05 (b) Z = 1.96 (c) Z = 2.33 (d) Z = 2.33 (e) Z = z = 2.33 z = OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 18 / 69
40 Hypothesis testing 1 Variability in estimates 2 Confidence intervals 3 Hypothesis testing Hypothesis testing framework Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Conditions for inference Formal testing using p-values Two-sided hypothesis testing with p-values Decision errors Choosing a significance level Recap 4 Examining the Central Limit Theorem 5 Inference for other estimators 6 Sample size and power 7 Statistical vs. practical significance OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition
41 Hypothesis testing Hypothesis testing framework Remember when... Gender discrimination experiment: Promotion Promoted Not Promoted Total Male Gender Female Total OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 19 / 69
42 Hypothesis testing Hypothesis testing framework Remember when... Gender discrimination experiment: Promotion Promoted Not Promoted Total Male Gender Female Total ˆp males = 21/ ˆp females = 14/ OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 19 / 69
43 Hypothesis testing Hypothesis testing framework Remember when... Gender discrimination experiment: Promotion Promoted Not Promoted Total Male Gender Female Total ˆp males = 21/ ˆp females = 14/ Possible explanations: Promotion and gender are independent, no gender discrimination, observed difference in proportions is simply due to chance. null - (nothing is going on) Promotion and gender are dependent, there is gender discrimination, observed difference in proportions is not due to chance. alternative - (something is going on) OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 19 / 69
44 Hypothesis testing Hypothesis testing framework Result Difference in promotion rates OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 20 / 69
45 Hypothesis testing Hypothesis testing framework Result Difference in promotion rates Since it was quite unlikely to obtain results like the actual data or something more extreme in the simulations (male promotions being 30% or more higher than female promotions), we decided to reject the null hypothesis in favor of the alternative. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 20 / 69
46 Hypothesis testing Hypothesis testing framework Recap: hypothesis testing framework We start with a null hypothesis (H 0 ) that represents the status quo. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 21 / 69
47 Hypothesis testing Hypothesis testing framework Recap: hypothesis testing framework We start with a null hypothesis (H 0 ) that represents the status quo. We also have an alternative hypothesis (H A ) that represents our research question, i.e. what we re testing for. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 21 / 69
48 Hypothesis testing Hypothesis testing framework Recap: hypothesis testing framework We start with a null hypothesis (H 0 ) that represents the status quo. We also have an alternative hypothesis (H A ) that represents our research question, i.e. what we re testing for. We conduct a hypothesis test under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true, either via simulation or traditional methods based on the central limit theorem (coming up next...). OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 21 / 69
49 Hypothesis testing Hypothesis testing framework Recap: hypothesis testing framework We start with a null hypothesis (H 0 ) that represents the status quo. We also have an alternative hypothesis (H A ) that represents our research question, i.e. what we re testing for. We conduct a hypothesis test under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true, either via simulation or traditional methods based on the central limit theorem (coming up next...). If the test results suggest that the data do not provide convincing evidence for the alternative hypothesis, we stick with the null hypothesis. If they do, then we reject the null hypothesis in favor of the alternative. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 21 / 69
50 Hypothesis testing Hypothesis testing framework Recap: hypothesis testing framework We start with a null hypothesis (H 0 ) that represents the status quo. We also have an alternative hypothesis (H A ) that represents our research question, i.e. what we re testing for. We conduct a hypothesis test under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true, either via simulation or traditional methods based on the central limit theorem (coming up next...). If the test results suggest that the data do not provide convincing evidence for the alternative hypothesis, we stick with the null hypothesis. If they do, then we reject the null hypothesis in favor of the alternative. We ll formally introduce the hypothesis testing framework using an example on testing a claim about a population mean. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 21 / 69
51 Hypothesis testing Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Earlier we calculated a 95% confidence interval for the average number of exclusive relationships college students have been in to be (2.7, 3.7). Based on this confidence interval, do these data support the hypothesis that college students on average have been in more than 3 exclusive relationships. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 22 / 69
52 Hypothesis testing Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Earlier we calculated a 95% confidence interval for the average number of exclusive relationships college students have been in to be (2.7, 3.7). Based on this confidence interval, do these data support the hypothesis that college students on average have been in more than 3 exclusive relationships. The associated hypotheses are: H 0 : µ = 3: College students have been in 3 exclusive relationships, on average H A : µ > 3: College students have been in more than 3 exclusive relationships, on average OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 22 / 69
53 Hypothesis testing Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Earlier we calculated a 95% confidence interval for the average number of exclusive relationships college students have been in to be (2.7, 3.7). Based on this confidence interval, do these data support the hypothesis that college students on average have been in more than 3 exclusive relationships. The associated hypotheses are: H 0 : µ = 3: College students have been in 3 exclusive relationships, on average H A : µ > 3: College students have been in more than 3 exclusive relationships, on average Since the null value is included in the interval, we do not reject the null hypothesis in favor of the alternative. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 22 / 69
54 Hypothesis testing Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Earlier we calculated a 95% confidence interval for the average number of exclusive relationships college students have been in to be (2.7, 3.7). Based on this confidence interval, do these data support the hypothesis that college students on average have been in more than 3 exclusive relationships. The associated hypotheses are: H 0 : µ = 3: College students have been in 3 exclusive relationships, on average H A : µ > 3: College students have been in more than 3 exclusive relationships, on average Since the null value is included in the interval, we do not reject the null hypothesis in favor of the alternative. This is a quick-and-dirty approach for hypothesis testing. However it doesn t tell us the likelihood of certain outcomes under the null hypothesis, i.e. the p-value, based on which we can make a decision on the hypotheses. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 22 / 69
55 Hypothesis testing Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Number of college applications A similar survey asked how many colleges students applied to, and 206 students responded to this question. This sample yielded an average of 9.7 college applications with a standard deviation of 7. College Board website states that counselors recommend students apply to roughly 8 colleges. Do these data provide convincing evidence that the average number of colleges all Duke students apply to is higher than recommended? student/ apply/ the-application/ html OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 23 / 69
56 Hypothesis testing Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Setting the hypotheses The parameter of interest is the average number of schools applied to by all Duke students. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 24 / 69
57 Hypothesis testing Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Setting the hypotheses The parameter of interest is the average number of schools applied to by all Duke students. There may be two explanations why our sample mean is higher than the recommended 8 schools. The true population mean is different. The true population mean is 8, and the difference between the true population mean and the sample mean is simply due to natural sampling variability. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 24 / 69
58 Hypothesis testing Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Setting the hypotheses The parameter of interest is the average number of schools applied to by all Duke students. There may be two explanations why our sample mean is higher than the recommended 8 schools. The true population mean is different. The true population mean is 8, and the difference between the true population mean and the sample mean is simply due to natural sampling variability. We start with the assumption the average number of colleges Duke students apply to is 8 (as recommended) H 0 : µ = 8 OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 24 / 69
59 Hypothesis testing Testing hypotheses using confidence intervals Setting the hypotheses The parameter of interest is the average number of schools applied to by all Duke students. There may be two explanations why our sample mean is higher than the recommended 8 schools. The true population mean is different. The true population mean is 8, and the difference between the true population mean and the sample mean is simply due to natural sampling variability. We start with the assumption the average number of colleges Duke students apply to is 8 (as recommended) H 0 : µ = 8 We test the claim that the average number of colleges Duke students apply to is greater than 8 H A : µ > 8 OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 24 / 69
60 Hypothesis testing Conditions for inference Number of college applications - conditions Which of the following is not a condition that needs to be met to proceed with this hypothesis test? (a) Students in the sample should be independent of each other with respect to how many colleges they applied to. (b) Sampling should have been done randomly. (c) The sample size should be less than 10% of the population of all Duke students. (d) There should be at least 10 successes and 10 failures in the sample. (e) The distribution of the number of colleges students apply to should not be extremely skewed. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 25 / 69
61 Hypothesis testing Conditions for inference Number of college applications - conditions Which of the following is not a condition that needs to be met to proceed with this hypothesis test? (a) Students in the sample should be independent of each other with respect to how many colleges they applied to. (b) Sampling should have been done randomly. (c) The sample size should be less than 10% of the population of all Duke students. (d) There should be at least 10 successes and 10 failures in the sample. (e) The distribution of the number of colleges students apply to should not be extremely skewed. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 25 / 69
62 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Test statistic In order to evaluate if the observed sample mean is unusual for the hypothesized sampling distribution, we determine how many standard errors away from the null it is, which is also called the test statistic. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 26 / 69
63 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Test statistic In order to evaluate if the observed sample mean is unusual for the hypothesized sampling distribution, we determine how many standard errors away from the null it is, which is also called the test statistic. µ = 8 x = 9.7 OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 26 / 69
64 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Test statistic In order to evaluate if the observed sample mean is unusual for the hypothesized sampling distribution, we determine how many standard errors away from the null it is, which is also called the test statistic. ( x N µ = 8, SE = µ = 8 x = = 0.5 ) OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 26 / 69
65 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Test statistic In order to evaluate if the observed sample mean is unusual for the hypothesized sampling distribution, we determine how many standard errors away from the null it is, which is also called the test statistic. ( x N µ = 8, SE = µ = 8 x = = 0.5 ) Z = = 3.4 OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 26 / 69
66 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Test statistic In order to evaluate if the observed sample mean is unusual for the hypothesized sampling distribution, we determine how many standard errors away from the null it is, which is also called the test statistic. ( x N µ = 8, SE = µ = 8 x = = 0.5 ) The sample mean is 3.4 standard errors away from the hypothesized value. Is this considered unusually high? That is, is the result statistically significant? Z = = 3.4 OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 26 / 69
67 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Test statistic In order to evaluate if the observed sample mean is unusual for the hypothesized sampling distribution, we determine how many standard errors away from the null it is, which is also called the test statistic. ( x N µ = 8, SE = Z = µ = 8 x = = 0.5 = 3.4 ) The sample mean is 3.4 standard errors away from the hypothesized value. Is this considered unusually high? That is, is the result statistically significant? Yes, and we can quantify how unusual it is using a p-value. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 26 / 69
68 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values p-values We then use this test statistic to calculate the p-value, the probability of observing data at least as favorable to the alternative hypothesis as our current data set, if the null hypothesis were true. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 27 / 69
69 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values p-values We then use this test statistic to calculate the p-value, the probability of observing data at least as favorable to the alternative hypothesis as our current data set, if the null hypothesis were true. If the p-value is low (lower than the significance level, α, which is usually 5%) we say that it would be very unlikely to observe the data if the null hypothesis were true, and hence reject H 0. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 27 / 69
70 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values p-values We then use this test statistic to calculate the p-value, the probability of observing data at least as favorable to the alternative hypothesis as our current data set, if the null hypothesis were true. If the p-value is low (lower than the significance level, α, which is usually 5%) we say that it would be very unlikely to observe the data if the null hypothesis were true, and hence reject H 0. If the p-value is high (higher than α) we say that it is likely to observe the data even if the null hypothesis were true, and hence do not reject H 0. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 27 / 69
71 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Number of college applications - p-value p-value: probability of observing data at least as favorable to H A as our current data set (a sample mean greater than 9.7), if in fact H 0 were true (the true population mean was 8). µ = 8 x = 9.7 OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 28 / 69
72 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Number of college applications - p-value p-value: probability of observing data at least as favorable to H A as our current data set (a sample mean greater than 9.7), if in fact H 0 were true (the true population mean was 8). µ = 8 x = 9.7 P( x > 9.7 µ = 8) = P(Z > 3.4) = OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 28 / 69
73 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Number of college applications - Making a decision p-value = OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 29 / 69
74 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Number of college applications - Making a decision p-value = If the true average of the number of colleges Duke students applied to is 8, there is only 0.03% chance of observing a random sample of 206 Duke students who on average apply to 9.7 or more schools. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 29 / 69
75 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Number of college applications - Making a decision p-value = If the true average of the number of colleges Duke students applied to is 8, there is only 0.03% chance of observing a random sample of 206 Duke students who on average apply to 9.7 or more schools. This is a pretty low probability for us to think that a sample mean of 9.7 or more schools is likely to happen simply by chance. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 29 / 69
76 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Number of college applications - Making a decision p-value = If the true average of the number of colleges Duke students applied to is 8, there is only 0.03% chance of observing a random sample of 206 Duke students who on average apply to 9.7 or more schools. This is a pretty low probability for us to think that a sample mean of 9.7 or more schools is likely to happen simply by chance. Since p-value is low (lower than 5%) we reject H 0. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 29 / 69
77 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Number of college applications - Making a decision p-value = If the true average of the number of colleges Duke students applied to is 8, there is only 0.03% chance of observing a random sample of 206 Duke students who on average apply to 9.7 or more schools. This is a pretty low probability for us to think that a sample mean of 9.7 or more schools is likely to happen simply by chance. Since p-value is low (lower than 5%) we reject H 0. The data provide convincing evidence that Duke students apply to more than 8 schools on average. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 29 / 69
78 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values Number of college applications - Making a decision p-value = If the true average of the number of colleges Duke students applied to is 8, there is only 0.03% chance of observing a random sample of 206 Duke students who on average apply to 9.7 or more schools. This is a pretty low probability for us to think that a sample mean of 9.7 or more schools is likely to happen simply by chance. Since p-value is low (lower than 5%) we reject H 0. The data provide convincing evidence that Duke students apply to more than 8 schools on average. The difference between the null value of 8 schools and observed sample mean of 9.7 schools is not due to chance or sampling variability. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 29 / 69
79 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values A poll by the National Sleep Foundation found that college students average about 7 hours of sleep per night. A sample of 169 college students taking an introductory statistics class yielded an average of 6.88 hours, with a standard deviation of 0.94 hours. Assuming that this is a random sample representative of all college students (bit of a leap of faith?), a hypothesis test was conducted to evaluate if college students on average sleep less than 7 hours per night. The p-value for this hypothesis test is Which of the following is correct? (a) Fail to reject H 0, the data provide convincing evidence that college students sleep less than 7 hours on average. (b) Reject H 0, the data provide convincing evidence that college students sleep less than 7 hours on average. (c) Reject H 0, the data prove that college students sleep more than 7 hours on average. (d) Fail to reject H 0, the data do not provide convincing evidence that college students sleep less than 7 hours on average. (e) Reject H 0, the data provide convincing evidence that college students in this sample sleep less than 7 hours on average. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 30 / 69
80 Hypothesis testing Formal testing using p-values A poll by the National Sleep Foundation found that college students average about 7 hours of sleep per night. A sample of 169 college students taking an introductory statistics class yielded an average of 6.88 hours, with a standard deviation of 0.94 hours. Assuming that this is a random sample representative of all college students (bit of a leap of faith?), a hypothesis test was conducted to evaluate if college students on average sleep less than 7 hours per night. The p-value for this hypothesis test is Which of the following is correct? (a) Fail to reject H 0, the data provide convincing evidence that college students sleep less than 7 hours on average. (b) Reject H 0, the data provide convincing evidence that college students sleep less than 7 hours on average. (c) Reject H 0, the data prove that college students sleep more than 7 hours on average. (d) Fail to reject H 0, the data do not provide convincing evidence that college students sleep less than 7 hours on average. (e) Reject H 0, the data provide convincing evidence that college students in this sample sleep less than 7 hours on average. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 30 / 69
81 Hypothesis testing Two-sided hypothesis testing with p-values Two-sided hypothesis testing with p-values If the research question was Do the data provide convincing evidence that the average amount of sleep college students get per night is different than the national average?, the alternative hypothesis would be different. H 0 : µ = 7 H A : µ 7 OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 31 / 69
82 Hypothesis testing Two-sided hypothesis testing with p-values Two-sided hypothesis testing with p-values If the research question was Do the data provide convincing evidence that the average amount of sleep college students get per night is different than the national average?, the alternative hypothesis would be different. H 0 : µ = 7 H A : µ 7 Hence the p-value would change as well: p-value = = x= 6.88 µ= OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 31 / 69
83 Hypothesis testing Decision errors Decision errors Hypothesis tests are not flawless. In the court system innocent people are sometimes wrongly convicted and the guilty sometimes walk free. Similarly, we can make a wrong decision in statistical hypothesis tests as well. The difference is that we have the tools necessary to quantify how often we make errors in statistics. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 32 / 69
84 Hypothesis testing Decision errors Decision errors (cont.) There are two competing hypotheses: the null and the alternative. In a hypothesis test, we make a decision about which might be true, but our choice might be incorrect. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 33 / 69
85 Hypothesis testing Decision errors Decision errors (cont.) There are two competing hypotheses: the null and the alternative. In a hypothesis test, we make a decision about which might be true, but our choice might be incorrect. Truth H 0 true HA true Decision fail to reject H 0 reject H 0 OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 33 / 69
86 Hypothesis testing Decision errors Decision errors (cont.) There are two competing hypotheses: the null and the alternative. In a hypothesis test, we make a decision about which might be true, but our choice might be incorrect. Truth H 0 true HA true Decision fail to reject H 0 reject H 0 OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 33 / 69
87 Hypothesis testing Decision errors Decision errors (cont.) There are two competing hypotheses: the null and the alternative. In a hypothesis test, we make a decision about which might be true, but our choice might be incorrect. Decision fail to reject H 0 reject H 0 H 0 true Truth HA true OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 33 / 69
88 Hypothesis testing Decision errors Decision errors (cont.) There are two competing hypotheses: the null and the alternative. In a hypothesis test, we make a decision about which might be true, but our choice might be incorrect. Decision fail to reject H 0 reject H 0 H 0 true Type 1 Error Truth HA true A Type 1 Error is rejecting the null hypothesis when H 0 is true. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 33 / 69
89 Hypothesis testing Decision errors Decision errors (cont.) There are two competing hypotheses: the null and the alternative. In a hypothesis test, we make a decision about which might be true, but our choice might be incorrect. Decision fail to reject H 0 reject H 0 H 0 true Type 1 Error Truth HA true Type 2 Error A Type 1 Error is rejecting the null hypothesis when H 0 is true. A Type 2 Error is failing to reject the null hypothesis when H A is true. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 33 / 69
90 Hypothesis testing Decision errors Decision errors (cont.) There are two competing hypotheses: the null and the alternative. In a hypothesis test, we make a decision about which might be true, but our choice might be incorrect. Decision fail to reject H 0 reject H 0 H 0 true Type 1 Error Truth HA true Type 2 Error A Type 1 Error is rejecting the null hypothesis when H 0 is true. A Type 2 Error is failing to reject the null hypothesis when H A is true. We (almost) never know if H 0 or H A is true, but we need to consider all possibilities. OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 33 / 69
91 Hypothesis testing Decision errors Hypothesis Test as a trial If we again think of a hypothesis test as a criminal trial then it makes sense to frame the verdict in terms of the null and alternative hypotheses: H 0 : Defendant is innocent H A : Defendant is guilty Which type of error is being committed in the following cirumstances? Declaring the defendant innocent when they are actually guilty Declaring the defendant guilty when they are actually innocent OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 34 / 69
92 Hypothesis testing Decision errors Hypothesis Test as a trial If we again think of a hypothesis test as a criminal trial then it makes sense to frame the verdict in terms of the null and alternative hypotheses: H 0 : Defendant is innocent H A : Defendant is guilty Which type of error is being committed in the following cirumstances? Declaring the defendant innocent when they are actually guilty Type 2 error Declaring the defendant guilty when they are actually innocent OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 34 / 69
93 Hypothesis testing Decision errors Hypothesis Test as a trial If we again think of a hypothesis test as a criminal trial then it makes sense to frame the verdict in terms of the null and alternative hypotheses: H 0 : Defendant is innocent H A : Defendant is guilty Which type of error is being committed in the following cirumstances? Declaring the defendant innocent when they are actually guilty Type 2 error Declaring the defendant guilty when they are actually innocent Type 1 error OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 34 / 69
94 Hypothesis testing Decision errors Hypothesis Test as a trial If we again think of a hypothesis test as a criminal trial then it makes sense to frame the verdict in terms of the null and alternative hypotheses: H 0 : Defendant is innocent H A : Defendant is guilty Which type of error is being committed in the following cirumstances? Declaring the defendant innocent when they are actually guilty Type 2 error Declaring the defendant guilty when they are actually innocent Type 1 error Which error do you think is the worse error to make? OpenIntro Statistics, 2nd Edition Chp 4: Foundations for inference 34 / 69
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