Chapter 9 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. It states that the parameter is different from the null hypothesis value
  2. 5. The opposite or complement of the alternative hypothesis. Usually the accepted or established theory; the status quo; or the current thinking.
  3. 8. the probability of making a Type I error
  4. 9. the value of the statistic from a sample
  5. 12. A formal procedure for using observed data to decide between two hypotheses
  6. 15. is the extent to which a distribution is stretched or squeezed
  7. 16. The probability of making a Type I error when the null hypothesis is true as an equality
  8. 18. a range of values so defined that there is a specified probability that the value of a parameter lies within it
  9. 20. It states that a parameter is larger than the null hypothesis value or if it states that the parameter is smaller than the null value
Down
  1. 1. cut-off values that define regions where the test statistic is unlikely to lie
  2. 2. he distribution (or pattern) of the data within a dataset
  3. 4. The preconceived idea or theory or thesis that a person attempts to verify
  4. 6. Accepting the null hypothesis when it is false
  5. 7. The probability, computed using the test statistic, that measures the support (or lack of support) provided by the sample for the null hypothesis.
  6. 10. gives the overall success rate of the method for calculating the confidence interval
  7. 11. the difference between the point estimate and the true parameter value is less than this
  8. 13. Rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true
  9. 14. a statistic that provides an estimate of a population parameter
  10. 17. any numerical quantity that characterizes a given population
  11. 19. the median and/or mean of the data