Statistics

TESTING HYPOTHESIS
-HYPOTHESIS
TESTING
is a statistical method applied in making decisions
using experimental data. Hypothesis testing is
basically testing an assumption that we make about
a population.
A hypothesis is a proposed explanation, assertion, or
assumption about a population parameter or about
the distribution of a random variable.
According to a survey, the average daily usage of social
media worldwide of global internet users amounts to 142
minutes per day. Sofia conducts her own survey among
her friends to find out if their time spent on social media
is significantly higher than the global survey.

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-NULL HYPOTHESIS
-ALTERNATIVE
HYPOTHESIS

TWO TYPES OF HYPOTHESIS TESTING

-NULL HYPOTHESIS
•Is an initial claim based on previous
analysis, which the researcher tries
to disprove, reject, or nullify. It
shows no significant difference
between two parameters.
•It is denoted by Ho.
ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS
•It is denoted by Ha.
•It shows a significant difference between
two parameters.
 Example :

The school record claims that the mean score

in Math of the incoming Grade 11- Gold
students is 81. The teacher wishes to find out if
the claim is true. She tests if there is a
significant difference between the batch mean
score and the mean score of students in her
class.
The school record claims that the mean score in Math of the
incoming Grade 11- Gold students is 81. The teacher wishes to
find out if the claim is true. She tests if there is a significant
difference between the batch mean score and the mean score
of students in her class.

Option 1:
Ho: The mean score of the incoming Grade 11
students is 81 or 𝜇 = 81.
Ha: The mean score of the incoming Grade 11
students is not 81 or 𝜇 ≠ 81
The school record claims that the mean score in Math of the
incoming Grade 11- Gold students is 81. The teacher wishes to
find out if the claim is true. She tests if there is a significant
difference between the batch mean score and the mean score
of students in her class.

Option 2:
Ho: The mean score of the incoming Grade 11
students has no significance difference with the
mean score of her students or 𝜇 = 𝑥.
Ha: The mean score of the incoming Grade 11
students has a significance difference with the
mean score of her students or 𝜇 ≠ x.
 Now try this!
The average daily usage of social media of her
friends is the same as the global average usage.
-formulate two hypotheses about the global
average usage and the average usage of her
friends.
Ho:_________________________________
Ha:_________________________________
 Choose only one. Formulate a null and alternative
hypothesis. You can write them in symbols.

1. The owner of a factory that sells a particular

bottled fruit juice claims that the average capacity
of a bottle of their product is 250ml. Is this true?
ACTIVITY !!!!
2. A music teacher wants to know if listening to
popular music affects the performance of pupils. A
THINK- PAIR – class of 50 grade 1 pupils was used in the
experiment. The mean score was 83.
SHARE
3. A farmer believes that using organic fertilizers on
his plants will yield greater income. His average
income from the past was P 2M per year.
FIND A PAIR!!
 Activity:

The average height of grade 11 female

students is 158.2 cm the mean height of a
sample of 100 female students is 160 cm.
Thank you!