Introductory Statistics

Purpose

Welcome to the page that helps you determine the important characteristics of the research hypothesis. In practicing here, you will gain experience in:

• parsing the hypothesis for important details
• determine the unit of measurement
• determine the correct parametric test given the hypothesis

The Problem

Think about the hypothesis. Ask the important questions. What is the unit of measurement? What is being measured on each unit? Are we comparing two variables? Are we comparing means? proportions? Answer these questions. Get to know the hypothesis.

Now that you have your answer, click on the button corresponding to your choice to see if it is the correct answer. Here is the research hypothesis.

H_R :  No religion tends to have a higher proportion of MNS (Math and Natural Sciences) students than others.

Another Example

Let’s try another example. Click “Refresh” in your browser to get another research hypothesis.