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Ducks and Green – An Introduction to the Ideas of Hypothesis Testing
Author(s) -
Seier E.,
Robe C.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
teaching statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.425
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1467-9639
pISSN - 0141-982X
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9639.00094
Subject(s) - statistical hypothesis testing , simple (philosophy) , class (philosophy) , vocabulary , computer science , mathematics education , test (biology) , alternative hypothesis , cognitive psychology , psychology , econometrics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , statistics , epistemology , null hypothesis , linguistics , ecology , biology , philosophy
Testing statistical hypotheses introduces new vocabulary, concepts and a way of thinking that some students might initially find difficult. We provide a simple case that can be used in class as a gentle introduction to the ideas and procedures of hypothesis testing.