Lesson 6a: Hypothesis Testing for One-Sample Proportion

Overview Section

As mentioned before, methods of making inferences about parameters are either estimating the parameter or testing a hypothesis about the value of the parameter. In this lesson, we will introduce the concepts of hypothesis testing. Then we will discuss hypothesis testing for a population proportion. In the next Lesson, we discuss inference for the population mean.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this lesson, you should be able to:

  • Explain the concepts of hypothesis testing.
  • Set up hypotheses.
  • Perform hypothesis testing for a population proportion using the p-value approach and the rejection region approach.
  • Use a confidence interval to draw a conclusion about a two-sided test.