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  1. 3.5: Hypothesis Test about a Variance

    The test statistic is. χ2 = (n − 1)S2 σ20 = (11 − 1)0.064 0.06 = 10.667 χ 2 = ( n − 1) S 2 σ 0 2 = ( 11 − 1) 0.064 0.06 = 10.667. We fail to reject the null hypothesis. The forester does NOT have enough evidence to support the claim that the variance is greater than 0.06 gal.2 You can also estimate the p-value using the same method ...

  2. Lesson 12: Tests for Variances

    Lesson 12: Tests for Variances. Continuing our development of hypothesis tests for various population parameters, in this lesson, we'll focus on hypothesis tests for population variances. Specifically, we'll develop: a hypothesis test for testing whether a single population variance σ 2 equals a particular value. a hypothesis test for testing ...

  3. 10.3 Statistical Inference for a Single Population Variance

    The hypothesis test for a population variance is a well established process: Write down the null and alternative hypotheses in terms of the population variance [latex]\sigma^2[/latex]. Use the form of the alternative hypothesis to determine if the test is left-tailed, right-tailed, or two-tailed.

  4. Hypothesis tests about the variance

    The null hypothesis. We test the null hypothesis that the variance is equal to a specific value : The test statistic. We construct a test statistic by using the sample mean and either the unadjusted sample variance or the adjusted sample variance. The test statistic, known as Chi-square statistic, is. The critical region

  5. 12.1

    12.1 - One Variance. Yeehah again! The theoretical work for developing a hypothesis test for a population variance σ 2 is already behind us. Recall that if you have a random sample of size n from a normal population with (unknown) mean μ and variance σ 2, then: χ 2 = ( n − 1) S 2 σ 2. follows a chi-square distribution with n −1 degrees ...

  6. 11.6 Test of a Single Variance

    where: n = the total number of data ; s 2 = sample variance ; σ 2 = population variance; You may think of s as the random variable in this test. The number of degrees of freedom is df = n - 1.A test of a single variance may be right-tailed, left-tailed, or two-tailed. Example 11.10 will show you how to set up the null and alternative hypotheses. The null and alternative hypotheses contain ...

  7. Making Inferences about a Single Population Variance

    Example 1: Right-Tailed Hypothesis Test of Population Variance. A research team collected a sample of 10 observations from the random variable Y, which had a normal distribution N(μ,σ²). They found that Y-bar=57.9, where Y-bar is the mean of the 10 observations, and S²=485.2, where S² is the sample variance. Test the null hypothesis H0 ...

  8. Hypothesis Test for Variance

    A test of a single variance assumes that the underlying distribution is normal. The null and alternative hypotheses are stated in terms of the population variance (or population standard deviation). The test statistic is: [latex]\displaystyle\dfrac{\left(n-1\right)s^2}{\sigma^2}[/latex] where: [latex]n[/latex] = the total number of data

  9. 10.1

    for testing the null hypothesis. H 0: μ = μ 0. against any of the possible alternative hypotheses H A: μ ≠ μ 0, H A: μ < μ 0, and H A: μ > μ 0. For the example in hand, the value of the test statistic is: Z = 80.94 − 85 11.6 / 25 = − 1.75. The critical region approach tells us to reject the null hypothesis at the α = 0.05 level ...

  10. Hypothesis Testing

    Step 2: Collect data. For a statistical test to be valid, it is important to perform sampling and collect data in a way that is designed to test your hypothesis. If your data are not representative, then you cannot make statistical inferences about the population you are interested in. Hypothesis testing example.

  11. Hypothesis Testing

    The hypothesis is based on available information and the investigator's belief about the population parameters. The specific test considered here is called analysis of variance (ANOVA) and is a test of hypothesis that is appropriate to compare means of a continuous variable in two or more independent comparison groups.

  12. Hypothesis Testing: Testing for a Population Variance

    A hypothesis testing is a procedure in which a claim about a certain population parameter is tested. A population parameter is a numerical constant that represents o characterizes a distribution. Typically, a hypothesis test is about a population mean, typically notated as \mu μ, but in reality it can be about any population parameter, such a ...

  13. 11.3 Statistical Inference for Two Population Variances

    The alternative hypothesis [latex]\sigma_1^2 \neq \sigma^2_2[/latex] is the claim that the variances of the heights for the two groups of singers are not equal; In a two-tailed hypothesis test for two population variance, we will only have sample information relating to one of the two tails. We must determine which of the tails the sample ...

  14. 11.1

    11.1 - When Population Variances Are Equal. Let's start with the good news, namely that we've already done the dirty theoretical work in developing a hypothesis test for the difference in two population means μ 1 − μ 2 when we developed a ( 1 − α) 100 % confidence interval for the difference in two population means.

  15. Chi-Square test for One Pop. Variance

    The formula for a Chi-Square statistic for testing for one population variance is. \chi^2 = \frac { (n-1)s^2} {\sigma^2} χ2 = σ2(n−1)s2. The null hypothesis is rejected when the Chi-Square statistic lies on the rejection region, which is determined by the significance level ( \alpha α) and the type of tail (two-tailed, left-tailed or right ...

  16. hypothesis testing

    May 25, 2016 at 11:47. One can know the variance without knowing anything about the mean. For instance, the variance can be recovered from the squares of all differences of values in the population, but those differences give no information about the mean. Regardless, I do not see how the statements and questions in this post lead up to the ...

  17. 10.2

    For the example in hand, the value of the test statistic is: The critical region approach tells us to reject the null hypothesis at the α = 0.05 level if t ≥ t 0.025, 99 = 1.9842 or if t ≤ t 0.025, 99 = − 1.9842. Therefore, we reject the null hypothesis because t = 4.762 > 1.9842, and therefore falls in the rejection region: 1.9842 -1. ...

  18. One Sample Test of Variance

    One Sample Hypothesis Testing of the Variance. Based on Property 7 of Chi-square Distribution, we can use the chi-square distribution to test the variance of a distribution. Hypothesis Test. Example 1: A company produces metal pipes of a standard length. Twenty years ago it tested its production quality and found that the lengths of the pipes ...

  19. 12.2

    12.2 - Two Variances. Let's now recall the theory necessary for developing a hypothesis test for testing the equality of two population variances. Suppose X 1, X 2, …, X n is a random sample of size n from a normal population with mean μ X and variance σ X 2. And, suppose, independent of the first sample, Y 1, Y 2, …, Y m is another ...

  20. Hypothesis testing for the variance of a population

    Suppose that the universe can be considered approximately normal. I have the population variance, so I can use the normal distribution. My hypothesis is. H0: σ2 = 14.5. The test value: X20 = 15 ∗6.82 14.52) = 3.2989. X2 α,n−1 = X20.05,15 = 25.00.

  21. 11.2

    We reject the null hypothesis because the test statistic (\(t=3.54\)) falls in the rejection region: 2.004 -2.004 3.54 There is (again!) sufficient evidence at the \(\alpha=0.05\) level to conclude that the average fastest speed driven by the population of male college students differs from the average fastest speed driven by the population of ...