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test statistic

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noun

  1. a statistic used to test a hypothesis.


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If the two distributions are not normal, or close, the test can give a biased result for the test statistic.

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If the calculated test statistic, an F statistic in this case, is in the tail of the distribution, then we cannot accept the null hypothesis.

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This is the test statistic for testing hypothesized values of p, where the null and alternative hypotheses take one of the following forms:

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Step 4 has us compare the test statistic and the critical value and mark these on the graph.

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Using the formula for the test statistic from above in step 2, now calculate the test statistic for this particular case using the parameters you have just calculated.

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