DirectionalHypothesess-AmherstCollege.docVIP

Building on the logic of hypothesis testing: T-tests ______________________________________________ Introduce the t-test and explain when it should be used Define Directional Hypotheses (one-tailed t-tests) and contrast them with ‘Non-Directional Hypotheses’ (two-tailed t-tests) that were described in Chapter 8. Learn how to find tcrit for directional hypotheses Highlight a second method for making decisions regarding the null hypothesis: the p-value method Learn to calculate a p-value and review important points about using this method Demonstrate one measure for estimating w