Ch. 15 Inferential Statistics

Ch. 15 Inferential Statistics

1. Sampling Distributions

2. Estimation

   • Point, Interval

3. Hypothesis Testing

   • Logic of Hypothesis Testing
     • State Null and Alternative Hypothesis, Set Alpha, Select Statistical Test, Conduct Significance Test and Obtain p Value, Compare p Value to Alpha Level, Compute Effect Sizes and Interpret Findings
   • Errors in Hypothesis Testing
     • Type I (false positive), Type II (false negative)

4. Hypothesis Testing in Practice

   • t Test for Independent Means, t Test for Correlation Coefficients, One-way ANOVA, Analysis of Covariance, Two-way ANOVA, One-way Repeated Measures ANOVA, t Test for Regression Coefficients, Chi Square for Contingency Tables

5. Hypothesis Testing and Research Design