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Data analysis: hypothesis testing
Data analysis: hypothesis testing

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10 Reflection

Now that you have reached the end of this course, complete the following reflection activity to check your progress against the key learning points.

Activity 8: Reflection

Timing: Allow around 15 minutes for this activity.

This activity will help you to:

  • Summarise your learning
  • Reflect on the extent to which you have achieved key learning points
  • Think about what you still need to do to fully achieve the key learning points

Part A:

In the table below, indicate whether you feel very confident (3), confident (2) or not so confident (1) about having achieved each of the key learning points for this course.

Table 1
After working through this course, you should be able to: At the end of this course, you feel:
Differentiate between null and alternative hypotheses for evaluations
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Understand one-tailed or two-tailed tests in hypothesis testing
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Understand when to use z-tests vs. t-tests
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Perform z-tests for comparing means and proportions
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Applying different t-tests based on sample characteristics
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Evaluate critical values for hypothesis rejection
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Part B:

For each of the key learning points, write a few sentences in the spaces below summarising what you have learned, what you still feel you need to improve and how you might do that. This activity can identify areas for revision.

  1. Differentiate between null and alternative hypotheses for evaluations.
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  1. Understand one-tailed or two-tailed tests in hypothesis testing.
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Interactive feature not available in single page view (see it in standard view).
  1. Understand when to use z-tests vs. t-tests.
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Interactive feature not available in single page view (see it in standard view).
  1. Perform z-tests for comparing means and proportions.
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Interactive feature not available in single page view (see it in standard view).
  1. Differentiate between null and alternative hypotheses for evaluations.
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  1. Evaluate critical values for hypothesis rejection.
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