LibGuides: MTH-2010 v1: Week 5 Resources

Week 5 Resources

Review the resources listed below to prepare for this week's assignment. Before reviewing these resources, read through the assignment instructions so you know what you will be expected to do with this material.

Textbook Reading (Straightforward Statistics : Understanding the Tools of Research)

Straightforward Statistics: Chapter 6 - The Basic Elements of Hypothesis Testing by Glenn Geher; Sara Hall
ISBN: 9780199751761
Publication Date: 2014-05-01
Geher, G., & Hall, S. (2014). Straightforward Statistics: Understanding the tools of research. (Chapter 6) Retrieved from: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ncent-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1692209
- Reading this chapter will you begin to understand the logic that underlies statistics hypothesis testing and discusses concepts like probability distribution.
Straightforward Statistics: Chapter 7 - Introduction to Hypothesis Testing by Glenn Geher; Sara Hall
ISBN: 9780199751761
Publication Date: 2014-05-01
Geher, G., & Hall, S. (2014). Straightforward Statistics: Understanding the tools of research. (Chapter 7) Retrieved from: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ncent-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1692209
- Reading this chapter will help you understand the basic rationale underlying hypothesis testing, along with the five steps that are universal across hypothesis-testing procedures.
Straightforward Statistics: Chapter 8 - Hypothesis Testing if N > 1 by Glenn Geher; Sara Hall
ISBN: 9780199751761
Publication Date: 2014-05-01
Geher, G., & Hall, S. (2014). Straightforward Statistics : Understanding the tools of research. (Chapter 8) Retrieved from: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ncent-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1692209
- Reading this chapter will help you understand how the process for hypothesis testing slightly changes when N is greater than 1.

Additional Resources

Binomial Distribution - Probability Statistics (video) 9:27
Math Meeting (2013, Sep 3). Binomial Distribution - Probability Statistics. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/E9GpfHQcdBg
- Reviewing this video will provide you with an explanation of the binomial distribution and a way to solve the problem.
95% Confidence Interval in Excel (video) 2:25
Conquer Statistics (2016, Sep 1). 95% Confidence Interval in Excel. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/LmESYyaLGRA
- Reviewing this video will provide you with a demonstration of how you find the 95% confidence interval in Excel.
How to Use Excel to Calculate Probabilities (video) 4:29
eHow (2013, Jan 9). How to Use Excel to Calculate Probabilities. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/AUelOeUr5Gw
- Reviewing this video will provide you with a demonstration of how to use Excel to help calculate probabilities.
Understanding Hypothesis Testing, P-value, T-Test (video) 7:37
Dr Nic's Maths and Stats. (2011, December 5). Understanding hypothesis testing, p-value, t-test - statistics help [Video file]. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zZYBALbZgg
- Reviewing this video will provide you with a demonstration of how to do hypothesis testing and interpret p-values.
Hypotheses
Trochim, W. M. (2006). Hypotheses. Retrieved from: http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/hypothes.php
- Reviewing this resource will provide you with a better understanding of how to structure hypotheses for testing.
What are Examples of a Hypothesis?
Helmenstine, A. (2019, May 23). What are examples of a hypothesis? Retrieved from: https://www.thoughtco.com/examples-of-a-hypothesis-609090
- Reviewing this resource will show you examples of hypotheses.
Writing Research Questions
Writing Research Questions. (n.d.). Retrieved from: https://researchrundowns.com/intro/writing-research-questions/
- Reviewing this resource will provide you with a better understanding of how research questions are linked to hypotheses.