An Introduction to Statistics: An Active Learning Approach
Second Edition
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
- Write null and research hypotheses using population parameters and words
- Compute a z for a sample mean
- Determine whether or not you should reject the null hypothesis
- Compute and interpret the effect size (d) of a study
- Summarize study results using American Psychological Association (APA) style
- Identify examples of Type I error, Type II error, and statistical power
- Provide a detailed description of a p value, critical value, and obtained value