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test statistic

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noun

  1. a statistic used to test a hypothesis.


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If on the other hand, the calculated value of the test statistic is within the critical region, we cannot reject the null hypothesis.

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What is the value of the test statistic?

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With this information we calculate the test statistic as -3.07, and mark it on the graph.

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We see that the test statistic is in the tail, decidedly greater than the critical value of 2.575.

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The test statistic is not in the tail: Cannot Reject the null, the sample data are compatible with the hypothesized population parameter.

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