Probability Rules and Properties
Confidence Interval
Vocabulary
Hypothesis Testing
Vocabulary
Confidence Interval & Hypothesis Testing Practice
Miscellaneous
100

This rule is used when calculating the probability of all outcomes that are NOT Event A. 

P(not A) = 1 - P(A)

What is the Complement Rule

100

The number of objects that are free to vary; 

n-1 

What is Degrees of Freedom

100

The probability that an event will occur assuming that the null hypothesis is true. 

"If the p is lo, the ho must go"

What is the p-value

100

H_0: mu = 255

H_1: mu < 255

What type of tailed test is this?

What is a left-tailed test

100

Variables can be categorized into two types of data, ___________ and ____________

*Hint: They both start with a Q!

What is Qualitative and Quantitative

200

This rule is used when trying to calculate the probability of the occurence of event A OR event B

* If the events are mutually exclusive...

P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B)

* If the events are NOT mutually exclusive...

P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B)

What is the Addition Rule

200

A range of numbers that estimates/captures the value of an unknown population parameter.

point estimate ± margin of error

______ < p (or )< ________

( _____ , ______ )

What is Confidence Interval

200

The statement that is assumed to be true about the population (aka the baseline) 

What is the null hypothesis

200

If p = 0.2 and

alpha = 0.05,

then do we Reject of Fail to Reject the null hypothesis?

Fail to Reject 

200

These symbols represent what type of statistics?

p and hat p

Proportions

Sample: 

hat p

Population: 

p

300

This rule is used when trying to calculate the probability of the occurence of both events A AND B.

* If the events are independent...

P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B) 

* If the events are dependent... 

P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B|A)

* If the events are mutually exclusive... 

P(A and B) = 0 

What is the Multiplication Rule

300

the percent expression of the probability that the confidence interval will contain the true population parameter

Examples: 90%, 95%, 99%

What is Confidence Level


300

The probabilility that a Type 1 error will occur; we compare the p-value to this number in order to determine if we Reject or Fail to Reject the null hypothesis

What is alpha or the Significance Level

300

Find the

t_(alpha/2,df)

 value for a normally distributed population when n=15 and with a confidence level of 99%

What is 2.977

300

During an experiment, this variable is known as the independent variable. It is the variable that is controlled or manipulated.

What is the explanatory variable?

400

If the occurrence of one event directly affects the occurence of another event, these events are known as...

What are Dependent Events

400

A sample statistic that is used to estimate the corresponding population parameter

Examples: 

hat p, bar x

What is the point estimate

400

Occurs when you reject the null hypothesis when it was in fact true (aka False Positive)

Type 1 Error

400

Convert the Confidence Interval for p, 54.6 ± 13.7, into a tri-linear inequality and into interval notation, 

40.9 < p < 68.3

(40.9 , 68.3)

400

During an experiment, this variable is known as the dependent variable. It is the variable that is measured, counted or observed.

What is the response variable?

500

If the occurrence of one event has no effect on the probability of another event occuring, these events are known as...

What are Independent Events

500

t_(critical) * s/sqrtn

OR

z_(critical) * sqrt((p(1-p))/n)  

What is the Margin of Error

500

Occurs when you fail to reject the null hypothesis when it is in fact false (aka False Positive)

Type 2 Error

500

What are the null and alternative hypthoses if we want to test the claim that the proportion of people who own cats is smaller than 40% at a 0.01 significance level? 

H_0: p = 0.4

H_1: p <0.4 

500

In order to form a box plot, you need to know the statistics that make up the 5 Number Summary. These 5 Summary Statistics are known as...

What is the Minimum, Q1, the Median = Q2, Q3, and the Maximum?