9: Hypothesis Testing
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Hypothesis testing refers to the process of choosing between competing hypotheses about a probability distribution, based on observed data from the distribution. It is a core topic in mathematical statistics, and indeed is a fundamental part of the language of statistics. In this chapter, we study the basics of hypothesis testing, and explore hypothesis tests in some of the most important parametric models: the normal model and the Bernoulli model.
- 9.1: Introduction to Hypothesis Testing
- In hypothesis testing, the goal is to see if there is sufficient statistical evidence to reject a presumed null hypothesis in favor of a conjectured alternative hypothesis.