Introduction to Statistics Course MATH 1342

Collin County Community College

David Katz, instructor

Section by Section List of Test Topics For Exam #4 (Chapters 8-9 from Elementary Statistics 10th edition by Triola)

The exam will consist of 20 multiple-choice questions from this list of questions from your homework sections.

 

  1. Solve problems using the formula card and check answers with the TESTS menu on the calculator
  2. Determine the significance level (a) for a confidence interval (CI) or hypothesis test
  3. Diagram & label a graph of the distribution curve used for a CI or hypothesis test problem (include α, critical values, etc.)
  4. Know how to compute sample mean and sample standard deviation when needed (review sections 3-2, 3-3)
  5. Remember: degrees of freedom (df) formula for t distribution is still n-1
  6. If you are caught in the middle between two t critical values in Table A-3, choose the more conservative (i.e. larger) critical value
  7. (8-2) Set up the hypotheses for a hypothesis test
  8. (8-2) Identify which hypothesis (H0 or H1) is the claim
  9. (8-2) Determine whether the hypothesis test is left-tailed, right-tailed, or two-tailed (p.395)
  10. (8-2) Compute P-Value for one-tailed or two-tailed tests (p.396)
  11. (8-2) Write the final conclusion of a hypothesis test in lay terms (p.397)
  12. (8-2) After comparing test statistic to critical values, decide whether to reject or fail to reject null hypothesis
  13. (8-2) After comparing p-value to α, decide whether to reject (p< α) or fail to reject (p> α) null hypothesis
  14. (8-3) Determine the critical value(s) needed for a hypothesis test for a population proportion
  15. (8-3) Compute the test statistic for a hypothesis test for a population proportion
  16. (8-3) Compute the P-value for a hypothesis test for a population proportion
  17. (8-3) Determine whether to reject or fail the reject the null hypothesis (H0) for population proportion
  18. (8-3) Know how to use the 1-PropZTest feature of your TI calculator to compute test statistic and p-value
  19. (8-5) Determine the critical value(s) needed for a hypothesis test for m (s not known)
  20. (8-5) Compute the test statistic for a hypothesis test for m (s not known)
  21. (8-5) Determine whether to reject or fail the reject the null hypothesis (H0) for m (s not known)
  22. (8-5) Know how to use the T-Test feature of your TI calculator to compute test statistic and p-value
  23. (9-2) Compute the pooled estimate for p used when H0: p1 = p2
  24. (9-2) Determine the critical value(s) for a hypothesis test comparing two proportions
  25. (9-2) Compute the test statistic for a hypothesis test comparing two proportions
  26. (9-2) Compute the P-Value for a hypothesis test comparing two proportions
  27. (9-2) Set up the hypotheses for a hypothesis test comparing two proportions
  28. (9-2) Write up the final conclusion for a hypothesis test comparing two proportions
  29. (9-2) Know how to use the 2-PropZTest feature on your calculator to compute test statistic and p-value
  30. (9-3) Decide if a table of data represents independent samples or matched pairs
  31. (9-3) Determine the critical value(s) for a hypothesis test comparing two independent sample means
  32. (9-3) Compute the test statistic for a hypothesis test comparing two independent sample means (p.470)
  33. (9-3) Set up the hypotheses for a hypothesis test comparing two independent sample means
  34. (9-3) Write up the final conclusion for a hypothesis test comparing two independent sample means
  35. (9-3) Compute the CI for a hypothesis test comparing two independent sample means
  36. (9-3) Know how to use the 2-SampTTest feature on your calculator to compute test statistic and p-value
  37. (9-3) Know how to use the 2-SampTInt feature on your calculator to compute a confidence interval
  38. (9-4) Compute the sample mean of the differences in a matched pair problem
  39. (9-4) Compute the sample standard deviation of the differences in a matched pair problem
  40. (9-4) Determine the critical value(s) for a hypothesis test comparing matched pairs
  41. (9-4) Compute the test statistic for a hypothesis test comparing matched pairs
  42. (9-4) Compute the CI for a hypothesis test comparing matched pairs
  43. (9-4) Set up the hypotheses for a hypothesis test comparing matched pairs
  44. (9-4) Write up the final conclusion for a hypothesis test comparing matched pairs
  45. (9-4) Know how to use the T-Interval features of your calculator to compute test a confidence interval

 

 

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