Question: Applying Hypothesis Testing
For this discussion, answer the following questions:
• What is a null hypothesis?
• What is an alternative hypothesis?
Then articulate a null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis for a research study that pertains to your area of specialization.
• What conclusions can be drawn from this study with a "statistically significant" result?
Readings: Use your Warner text, Applied Statistics: From Bivariate Through Multivariate Techniques, to complete the following:
• Read Chapter 3, "Statistical Significance Testing," pages 81-124. This reading addresses the following topics:
i. The logic of null hypothesis testing.
ii. Type I and Type II errors.
iii. The z test.
iv. Null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis.
v. Limiting Type I error.
vi. Effect size.
vii. Statistical power.