Identification:

1. An area of inferential statistics which is concerned with determining the true value of
population parameters.
2. An area of inferential statistics which is concerned with determining the validity of assertions
about population parameters.
3. It is an assertion, statement or conjecture concerning the value(s) of one or more unknown
parameters of the population.
4. A type of hypothesis which is being tested.
5. A hypothesis which is believed to be true when the hypothesis being tested is rejected.
6. A type of alternative hypothesis which asserts that one value is different from another.
7. A type of alternative hypothesis which asserts that one measure is less than (or greater than)
another measure of similar nature.
8. A statistical tool used to decide whether or not to reject a statistical hypothesis.
9. This test is used to decide whether or not to reject a statistical hypothesis.
10. This test is used to test a null hypothesis against a non-directional alternative hypothesis.
11. A type of error when the true null hypothesis is being rejected.
12. A type of error when the false null hypothesis is being accepted.
13. A measure of degree of confidence with a decision.
14. When a number which is a result from using a statistical tool falls in the critical region, what
decision will be made for the null hypothesis?
15. When a number which is a result from using a statistical tool falls in the confidence region, what
decision will be made for the null hypothesis?

II. Determine whether a or b is a null hypothesis or an alternative hypothesis.

1. A firm has a generous but rather complicated policy concerning end-of-year bonuses for its
lower-level managerial personnel. The policys key factor is a subjective judgment of
contribution to corporate goals. A personnel officer took samples of 24 female and 36 male
managers to see whether there was any difference in bonuses, expressed as a percentage of
yearly salary.
a. There is significant difference in the mean percent bonus of male and female managers.
b. There is no significant difference in the mean percent bonus of male and female managers.
2. A study was designed to measure the effect of home environment on academic achievement of
12-year-old students. Because genetic differences may also contribute to academic
achievement, the researcher wanted to control for this factor. Thirty sets of identical twins were
identified who had been adopted prior to their first birthday, with one twin placed in a home in
which academics were emphasized (Academic) and the other twin placed in a home in which
academics were not emphasized (Nonacademic).
a. There is no significant difference in the mean grade of students in academically oriented
home environment and non-academically oriented home environment.
b. The mean grade of students in academically oriented home environment is significantly
higher than the mean grade of students in non-academically oriented home environment.
3. Does instruction using the computer software program appear to increase the proportion of
students passing the examination in comparison to the passing rate using the traditional method
of instruction?
a. The passing rate in computer-aided instruction is higher than the passing rate in traditional
instruction.
b. There is no significant difference in the passing rate between computer-aided instruction and
traditional instruction.