Mathematics A-Level
Normal hypothesis testing
What Normal hypothesis testing means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Normal hypothesis testing
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Testing a claim about the mean of a Normal population when the variance is known, given or assumed, by setting up a null and alternative hypothesis.
Topics that use Normal hypothesis testing
- O: Statistical hypothesis testing (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Binomial distribution
- binomial hypothesis testing
- Correlation interpretation
- critical region
- Hypothesis testing
- Null hypothesis (H₀)
- One-tailed and two-tailed tests
- p-value
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