chapters 8 and 9 vocab

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Across
  1. 3. a statistic that provides an estimate of
  2. 5. the fixed value with which the p-value is compared (usually 0.05)
  3. 6. the claim we weigh evidence against in a statistical test
  4. 7. occur purely coincidentally
  5. 9. when an alternative hypothesis states that a parameter is different from the null hypothesis value
  6. 12. the mean of the sampling distribution of x
  7. 14. the probability measuring the strength of the evidence against and for Ho and Ha respectively
  8. 15. the standard deviation of the sampling distribution
  9. 17. the overall success rate of the method for calculating the confidence interval
  10. 18. asks if sample data gives sufficient evidence against the null hypothesis
  11. 19. confidence interval
Down
  1. 1. when the p-value is smaller than alpha
  2. 2. the value of a statistic of a sample
  3. 4. the claim about the population that we are trying to find evidence for
  4. 5. determines whether or not Ho will be rejected
  5. 8. when an alternative hypothesis states that a parameter is larger than a null hypothesis
  6. 10. how close we believe our guess is based on the variability of the estimate
  7. 11. significance test
  8. 12. a range of values so defined that there is a specified probability that the value of a parameter lies within it
  9. 13. the number of people sampled
  10. 16. a multiplier that makes the interval wide enough to have the stated capture rate