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Hypothesis Testing

ICSE · Class 12 · Artificial Intelligence

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1. Hypothesis and Hypothesis Testing

  • A hypothesis is a testable, educated guess or a tentative explanation for a phenomenon that serves as the starting point for further investigation.
  • Hypothesis testing is a statistical method used to determine whether there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition is true for the entire population.
  • Hypothesis testing always involves two opposing statements about a population.
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2. Null Hypothesis and Alternative Hypothesis

  • The null hypothesis represents the default assumption or status quo.
  • The null hypothesis states that there is no effect, no relationship, or no difference between variables.
  • The alternative hypothesis is the hypothesis being tested for.
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3. Type I Error and Type II Error

  • A Type I error is a false positive.
  • A Type I error occurs when a true null hypothesis is rejected.
  • The symbol for Type I error is α (alpha).
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4. Correlation and Correlation Coefficient

  • Correlation is the tendency of simultaneous variation between two variables.
  • Correlation measures the degree to which two variables move in relation to each other.
  • Positive correlation means that when one variable increases, the other also increases.

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A hypothesis is a testableHypothesis testing is a statistical methodThe null hypothesis is the defaultThe alternative hypothesis is the statementA Type I error is

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