Mathematics A-Level
One-tailed test
What One-tailed test means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of One-tailed test
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A test with a critical region in one tail of the distribution because H₁ uses < or >.
Topics that use One-tailed test
- O: Statistical hypothesis testing (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Binomial distribution
- binomial hypothesis testing
- Correlation interpretation
- critical region
- Hypothesis testing
- Normal hypothesis testing
- Null hypothesis (H₀)
- One-tailed and two-tailed tests
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