Z-Test
(one-sample
test; item
Z-Test
z
mean m when the population standard deviation s is known. It tests the null hypothesis H
against one of the alternatives below.
•
H
: mƒm
(m
)
:
0
ƒm
a
0
•
H
: m<m
(m
)
:<
m
0
a
0
•
H
: m>m
(m
)
:>
m
0
a
0
In the example:
L1={299.4, 297.7, 301, 298.9, 300.2, 297}
Data
Input:
Calculated
results:
Drawn
results:
All
examples assume a fixed-decimal mode setting of 4 (Chapter 1). If you set
Note:
STAT TESTS
the decimal mode to
Float
output in the examples.
) performs a hypothesis test for a single unknown population
1
or a different fixed-decimal setting, your output may differ from the
Chapter 13: Inferential Statistics and Distributions
Stats
: m=m
0
0
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