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# Module 5
Hypothesis Testing
Learning Objectives: Understand the Logic of Hypothesis Testing including the null and alternative hypotheses; when to reject the null hypothesis; statistical significance (level of confidence), p-values, critical values
Before the Class
Readings
- Remler & Van Ryzin. Chapter 5. Sampling: Read "Sampling Distributions, Standard Errors, and Confidence Intervals" only.
- Remler & Van Ryzin. Chapter 9. Making Sense of Inferantial Statistics.
Videos
- Josh Strmer (StatQuest) "Hypothesis Testing and the Null Hypothesis."
- The New York Times "Bunnies, Dragons and the 'Normal' World: Central Limit Theorem."