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If the null hypothesis is true and the researchers do not reject it then a correct decision has been made?

True because the point of the hypothesis test is to figure out the probability of the null hypothesis being true or false. If it is tested and it is true, then you do not reject but you reject it, when it is false.


What is the probability of making a Type II error if the null hypothesis is actually true?

zero. We have a sample from which a statistic is calculated and will challenge our held belief or "status quo" or null hypothesis. Now you present a case where the null hypothesis is true, so the only possible error we could make is to reject the null hypothesis- a type I error. Hypothesis testing generally sets a criteria for the test statistic to reject Ho or fail to reject Ho, so both type 1 and 2 errors are possible.


Reject or accept null hypothesis F-test?

Using the data in the Excel file Consumer Transporta


What does a p value of 0.66 tell us?

A p-value is the probability of obtaining a test statistic as extreme or more extreme than the one actually obtained if the null hypothesis were true. If this p-value is less than the level of significance (usually set by the experimenter as .05 or .01), we reject the null hypothesis. Otherwise, we retain the null hypothesis. Therefore, a p-value of 0.66 tell us not to reject the null hypothesis.


How is the null hypothesis used in hypothesis testing?

Statistical tests compare the observed (or more extreme) values against what would be expected if the null hypothesis were true. If the probability of the observation is high you would retain the null hypothesis, if the probability is low you reject the null hypothesis. The thresholds for high or low probability are usually set arbitrarily at 5%, 1% etc. Strictly speaking, when rejecting the null hypothesis, you do not accept the alternative hypothesis because it is possible that neither are true and it is the model itself that is wrong.

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If the null hypothesis is true and the researchers do not reject it then a correct decision has been made?

True because the point of the hypothesis test is to figure out the probability of the null hypothesis being true or false. If it is tested and it is true, then you do not reject but you reject it, when it is false.


If we reject the null hypothesis what can we conclude about the alpha risk?

If we reject the null hypothesis, we conclude that the alternative hypothesis which is the alpha risk is true. The null hypothesis is used in statistics.


Difference between acceptance and rejection region?

Some researchers say that a hypothesis test can have one of two outcomes: you accept the null hypothesis or you reject the null hypothesis. Many statisticians, however, take issue with the notion of "accepting the null hypothesis." Instead, they say: you reject the null hypothesis or you fail to reject the null hypothesis. Why the distinction between "acceptance" and "failure to reject?" Acceptance implies that the null hypothesis is true. Failure to reject implies that the data are not sufficiently persuasive for us to prefer the alternative hypothesis over the null hypothesis.


In what cases one can state the null hypotheses true?

There is no truth in science. Truth is only meaningful in math, philosophy, religion and logic. A hypothesis can never be true. You either accept or reject a hypothesis. You accept the null hypothesis if you fail to reject it.


Can you accept and reject the null Hypothesis Why or why not?

Some people say you can either accept the null hypothesis or reject it. However, there are statisticians that insist you can either reject it or fail to reject it, but you can't accept it because then you're saying it's true. If you fail to reject it, you're only claiming that the data wasn't strong enough to convince you to choose the alternative hypothesis over the null hypothesis.


Type 1 error and type 2 error?

In statistics: type 1 error is when you reject the null hypothesis but it is actually true. Type 2 is when you fail to reject the null hypothesis but it is actually false. Statistical DecisionTrue State of the Null HypothesisH0 TrueH0 FalseReject H0Type I errorCorrectDo not Reject H0CorrectType II error


What is the probability of making a Type II error if the null hypothesis is actually true?

zero. We have a sample from which a statistic is calculated and will challenge our held belief or "status quo" or null hypothesis. Now you present a case where the null hypothesis is true, so the only possible error we could make is to reject the null hypothesis- a type I error. Hypothesis testing generally sets a criteria for the test statistic to reject Ho or fail to reject Ho, so both type 1 and 2 errors are possible.


What is the mean of a null hypothesis being rejected?

the hypothesis might be correct* * * * *The available evidence suggests that the observations were less likely to have been obtained from random variables that were distributed according to the null hypothesis than under the alternative hypothesis against which the null was tested.


Reject or accept null hypothesis F-test?

Using the data in the Excel file Consumer Transporta


If null is compared with null what is the result-true or false or null or unknown?

You mean SQL? NULL = anything IS NULL NULL <> anything IS NULL ... NULL IS NULL = TRUE NULL IS NOT NULL = FALSE


What does a p value of 0.66 tell us?

A p-value is the probability of obtaining a test statistic as extreme or more extreme than the one actually obtained if the null hypothesis were true. If this p-value is less than the level of significance (usually set by the experimenter as .05 or .01), we reject the null hypothesis. Otherwise, we retain the null hypothesis. Therefore, a p-value of 0.66 tell us not to reject the null hypothesis.


How is the null hypothesis used in hypothesis testing?

Statistical tests compare the observed (or more extreme) values against what would be expected if the null hypothesis were true. If the probability of the observation is high you would retain the null hypothesis, if the probability is low you reject the null hypothesis. The thresholds for high or low probability are usually set arbitrarily at 5%, 1% etc. Strictly speaking, when rejecting the null hypothesis, you do not accept the alternative hypothesis because it is possible that neither are true and it is the model itself that is wrong.