Chapters 9 & 10 Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. a numerical characteristic of a sample
  2. 6. when our p-value is less than the chosen alpha (significance level)
  3. 8. the difference between the true value and the value specified in the null hypothesis
  4. 10. statement being tested
  5. 12. the probability that we would get this sample result or one more extreme if the null hypothesis is true
  6. 13. probablilty of correctly rejecting the null hypothesis
  7. 14. an alternative hypothesis when the parameter is different from the null hypothesis (it could be either larger or smaller)
  8. 15. formal procedure for comparing observed data with a claim whose truth we want to assess
Down
  1. 1. measures how far a sample statistic diverges from what we would expect if the null hypothesis were true
  2. 2. a numerical characteristic of a population
  3. 3. the claim about the population that we are trying to find evidence for
  4. 5. a fixed value that we regard as decisive that we compare with the p-value
  5. 7. accepting the null hypothesis when it is actually false
  6. 9. an alternative hypothesis when the parameter is larger than the null hypothesis value or the parameter is smaller than the null hypothesis value
  7. 11. rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true