When conducting a significance test in practice, how should you choose the alpha level? a) Always use alpha=0.05 since it's the most appropriate for every situation. b) Always use alpha=0.05 since it's the most commonly used one. c) Use a larger alpha when the consequences of mistakenly rejecting the null hypothesis are more serious. d) Use a smaller alpha when the consequences of mistakenly rejecting the null hypothesis are more serious.

Test the claim that the proportion of people who own cats is significantly different than 20% at the 0.02 significance level. The null and alternative hypothesis would be: Ho: 0.2 Ho:p 0.2 Ho: 0.2 O O O The test is: left-tailed two-tailed right-tailed O O Ho:p 0.2 of H₁:p> 0.2 H₁: 0.2 H₁ :p < 0.2 O O Based on a sample of 500 people, 22% owned cats The p-value is: (to 2 decimals)

Test the claim that the proportion of men who own cats is significantly different than the proportion of women who own cats at the 0.02 significance level. The null and alternative hypothesis would be: Ho: M = μF Ho: PM = PF H₁ μM μF H₁:PM > PF The test is: left-tailed right-tailed two-tailed Based on a sample of 60 men, 30% owned cats Based on a sample of 40 women, 45% owned cats The test statistic is: Ho: PM = PF H₁: PM μF (to 2 decimals) (to 2 decimals) Ho: PM = PF Ho: M = μF H₁:PM ‡ PF H₁: μM < MF

Under what circumstances is a t statistic used instead of a z-score for a hypothesis test?     Justin wants to know whether a commonly prescribed drug does improve the attention span of students with attention deficit disorder (ADD). He knows that the mean attention span for students with ADD who are not taking the drug is 2.3 minutes long. His sample of 12 students taking the drug yielded a mean of 4.6 minutes. Justin can find no information regarding σx , so he calculated s2x =1.96. Identify the independent and dependent variables. In a sentence, state the null hypothesis being tested. c. Using symbols, state the null and alternative hypotheses