Test statistic
What Test statistic means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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A value calculated from the sample; for a binomial model it is the number of successes X ~ B(n, p).
A value calculated from the sample and used to assess consistency with H₀.
Topics that use Test statistic
- O: Statistical hypothesis testing (AQA A-Level)
- Statistical hypothesis testing (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- significance level
- Binomial distribution
- binomial hypothesis testing
- Binomial hypothesis tests for a proportion
- Contextual interpretation of significance
- Correlation interpretation
- critical region
- Critical regions and p-values
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