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    A hypothesis is a point of research for evaluating the sources of data in either a controlled or uncontrolled experiment using variables. An hypothesis is the prediction that requires the process of being proved of being false or true (Bowles, 2013). A hypothesis must be clear and simple to understand that states the purpose of a test. It must contain logical and be testable. The hypothesis defines what data variable are considered for testing. The development of a hypothesis begins with identifying

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    to discuss what I have learned about statistics in during this class covered during the last five weeks. The topics I will cover inform the class are descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, hypothesis development and testing, selection of appropriate statistical tests and evaluating statistical results. The intent is to discuss the application of the elements in analyzing and making decisions about data. Our book states that there are many kinds of descriptive statistics. Calculating measures

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    Hypothesis validation is really a methodical use of statistics to establish the probability of claims or ideas that are true or not. We select sample data to study about its behavior in a set of given population data is called hypothesis testing. Further, we establish the criteria for hypothesis decision by setting 5% level of significance to reject or accept the null hypothesis. The criteria are "low barometric pressure and temperature causing breathing problems" meaning the probability of having

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    Hypothesis Testing Hypothesis testing is basically a process that uses statistical inference to test claims about population parameters. In hypothesis testing we begin by making a tentative assumption about a population parameter. This assumption is called the null hypothesis and is denoted by Ho. We then define another hypothesis, called the alternative hypothesis, which is the opposite of what is stated is the null hypothesis. The alternative hypothesis is denoted by Ha. The hypothesis

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    Team - A (LTA) in the Quantitative Analysis for Business class studying for Week Four was both interesting and challenging for the team members. The members were comfortable and uncomfortable with different and similar topics (steps in testing research hypothesis, comparing means of two or more groups, and calculating the correlation between two variables). LTA reflects back over the previous weeks studying and week’s four topics. LTA member also expresses and relates how the application is applied

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    Background Snowpea is a Restaurant specialized in Chinese delivery and carryout. Recently it hired four new employees for delivery staff. However, after hiring the new delivery people, Snowpea starts getting complaints from customers about the excessively long delivery times. Descriptive Statistics The manager of Snowpea Restaurant collected data on the new four delivery people to find the possible cause of the complaints. Figure two shows the descriptive statistics for the preparation time, in

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    and interpreting numerical data. This week the class’s objectives were to apply the steps in testing a research hypothesis, to compare the means of two or more groups, and to calculate the correlation between two variables. Learning Team D’s members have reflected on each of these issues and share their insights on these objectives. Testing a Research Hypothesis The purpose of testing a research hypothesis is to prove or disprove the

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    applications without significant background mathematical concepts required in studying statistics. The main question was about the purpose of statistical investigations. We need to know what kind of problems can be solved with the help of statistical methods and whether any limitations of using statistics do exist. We tried to understand how reliable the statistical estimates can be and what kind of information we can obtain to simplify decision making process in fields such as business, demography, health

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    (2) The PP test is used because it will make a correction to the t-statistics of the coefficient from the AR (1) regression to account for the serial correlation. The PP test is a test of the hypothesis P=1 in the equation 2. But, unlike the ADF test, there are no lagged difference terms. Instead, the equation is estimated by OLS and then the t-statistics of the P coefficient is corrected for serial correlation in εt. The co- integration allows

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    values far from its mean. This makes the t-distribution useful for understanding statistical behaviors of random quantities. It plays a role in a number of widely-used statistical analyses, including the Student 's t-test for assessing the statistical significance of the difference between two

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