USF Research Methods in Psychology Hypothesis Test Questions

Description

In this assignment, you will provide a plain language explanation of the primary concepts of this topic and the types of probability distributions that may be used for it. In addition, you will provide examples of how your field would apply each of these probability calculations in your field to predict or present issues in and around the pandemic.

Assignment Preparation

• Review the key concepts in Chapters 7 and 8 (in blue font in the text, the things other than article citations) – I have resources that you can link to from the Communication Instructors Resources for Understanding Probability and Statistics page, that can be helpful in understanding the key concepts before getting into the numbers and calculations.

Assignment

While the primary purpose of this assignment is for you to think about and work with statistical concepts, it is important after you complete your writing that you take the time to review and edit it for coherence, completeness, and grammar. Using a grammar and spelling program such as Grammarly is highly recommended, as excessive grammar errors and incoherent writing will lower your grade.

Use ONLY words (no formulas, no equations, and no symbols):

1. What does a hypothesis test do?
2. How do you determine what is the null hypothesis and what is the alternative hypothesis?
3. What are the primary types of hypotheses tests? For what is each used/What determines which one to use in a particular situation? What type of test statistic is used for each? (You may put the answers for this into a table).
4. What is a p-value?
5. What is critical-value?
6. What does the confidence interval tell you?

Assignment Submittal

The work is set up as a regular assignment. The assignment is submitted as an upload in doc, docx, or pdf formats only.

Assignment Grading

This assignment will be graded on completed with exceptional effort, completed, not completed, or not submitted. Getting points for exceptional work requires demonstrating that you have thought about the concepts enough to express them in exceptional detail in your own words.

Rubric

CA2 segment 2, 3, 4, & 5 2020F