Psy 2003 Review Sheet 2

Test 2, Thursday, April 4,

 

Concepts to know:

  1. Sampling Distribution of the mean (mean, variance, and shape)

  2. Central Limit Theorem

  3. Unbiased estimator

  4. Probability of Type(I) error, alpha

  5. Probability of Type (II) error, beta

  6. Power

  7. Variables that influence Power (alpha and sample size)

  8. Relationship between α and β

  9. Statistical Significance

 Statistical Procedures Covered:

Confidence interval for the population mean

when n >30 using the z-table

when n < 30 using the t-table, df=n-1

Confidence interval for the population proportion, when np and nq are both greater than 5

 Test of hypotheses for a population mean:

One-sample z test, n > 30

One-sample t test,  n < 30

Test of hypotheses for a population proportion

When np and nq are both greater than 5 use the z-table

 

Issues to keep in mind while carrying out test of hypotheses

  1. One-tailed vs two-tailed tests

  2. Assumptions for the tests

  3. Null vs. Alternative hypotheses

  4. Rejection Region (to reject or retain the Null)

 

Chapters covered: 5.5-5.6,  6.1-6.5, 7.1-7.5

 

You may bring a 4" by 6" card with any information that you want on it.  Also you may make bring extra paper, a calculator and the normal and t tables.