UNIT 7: HYPOTHESIS TESTING FOR PROPORTIONS (CATEGORICAL DATA)

We explore Hypothesis Testing with categorical data. We will start off with a discussion of testing a claim about a population parameter and extend the discussion to comparing two independent population proportions.

 

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TOPICS COVERED
  • Hypothesis Testing for a Proportion
  • Testing the Difference Between Proportions
LEARNING OUTCOMES
  • Conduct appropriate hypothesis tests and interpret the results for a single population proportion and two population proportions
  • Use technology (Online/Graphing calculators, Excel, R, etc.) to perform hypothesis tests
  • Use p-values and statistical significance to make decisions and conclusions related to hypothesis testing

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