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Introductory Statistics:
Exploring the World through Data, 1e
by Gould and Ryan
Chapter 9:
Inferring Population Means
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The accuracy of an estimator is measured by
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The precision of an estimator is measured by
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A sampling distribution is a probability
distribution of a statistic.
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When a statistic of the sampling distribution is
the same value as the population parameter,
we say that the statistic is an unbiased
estimator.
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The standard deviation of the sampling
distribution is what we call the standard error.
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The standard error of the sample mean, gets
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For all populations, the sample mean is
unbiased when estimating the population
mean.
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When considering the sampling distribution of
the sample mean, the larger the sample size, n,
the better the approximation. 50%
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When considering the sampling distribution of
the sample mean, if the population is Normal to
begin with, then the sampling distribution is
exactly a Normal distribution.
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The sample mean is
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the arithmetic average of a
sample of data
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an estimate of a population
mean
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unbiased, if the sample is
a random sample
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all of the above
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The t-distributions are
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symmetric
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unimodal
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“bell-shaped”
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Compared to the z-distribution, the
t-distribution has
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thinner tails
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thicker tails
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taller peaks
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more peaks
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The t-distribution’s shape depends
on only one parameter, called the
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mean
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standard deviation
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degrees of freedom
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Ultimately, when df is infinitely large, the
t-distribution is exactly the same as the
N(0, 1) distribution.
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Confidence intervals are a technique for
communicating an estimate of the mean along
with a measure of our uncertainty in that
estimate.
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A confidence interval can be interpreted as a
range of plausible values for the population
parameter.
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The confidence level is a measure of how well
the method used to produce the confidence
interval performs.
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Which of the following are way(s) in which
we can report a confidence interval?
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(lower boundary, upper boundary)
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Estimate ± margin of error
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Mean ± standard deviation
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both A and B above
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Hypotheses are always statements about
population statistics.
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Which of the following value(s) for the
significance level α are good choice(s)?
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0.05
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0.10
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all of the above
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The t-statistic measures how far away (how
many standard errors) our observed mean, x ,
lies from the true population value μ.
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In hypothesis testing, values of the
t-statistic that are far from 0 tend to discredit
the null hypothesis.
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The p-value tells us the probability that we
would get a t-statistic as extreme as or more
extreme than what we observed.
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There are three basic pairs of
hypotheses. The two-tailed one-sample ttest has the following hypotheses:
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H0: μ = μ0 and Ha: μ < μ0
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H0: μ = μ0 and Ha: μ ≠ μ0
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H0: μ = μ0 and Ha: μ > μ0
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H0: μ ≠ μ0 and Ha: μ = μ0
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There are three basic pairs of hypotheses.
The one-tailed (left) one-sample t-test has
the following hypotheses:
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H0: μ = μ0 and Ha: μ < μ0
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H0: μ = μ0 and Ha: μ ≠ μ0
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H0: μ = μ0 and Ha: μ > μ0
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H0: μ ≠ μ0 and Ha: μ = μ0
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There are three basic pairs of hypotheses. The
one-tailed (right) one-sample t-test has the
following hypotheses:
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H0: μ = μ0 and Ha: μ < μ0
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H0: μ = μ0 and Ha: μ ≠ μ0
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H0: μ = μ0 and Ha: μ > μ0
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H0: μ ≠ μ0 and Ha: μ = μ0
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When comparing two populations, if the data
sampled from the populations are one sample
of related pairs, then the samples are
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independent samples
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paired (dependent)
samples
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paired-independent
samples
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not random samples
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With paired (dependent) samples, if you know
the value that a subject has in one group, then
you know something about the other group,
too.
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Which of the following are example(s) of
when dependence occurs?
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“before and after”
comparisons
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when the objects are related
somehow (comparing twins,
siblings, or spouses)
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when the experimenters have
deliberately matched
subjects in the groups to
have similar characteristics
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all of the above
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With paired samples, we turn two samples into
one. We do this by finding the difference in
each pair.
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