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Hypothesis testing on variances: one sample New method reduces variances in product 1.41<1.5; How small is enough? Suppose Hois true (σ²= 1.5), how likely is it to observe S²≤1.41 ? Chi-sq. with n-1 D.F. Use table: There’s good chance of observing 1.41 in a random sample, even if the true population variance is 1.5. No reason to reject Ho: No significant evidence of reduced variance.
Hypothesis testing on variances: two samples Variance unequal in two populations F dist. with 15 and 24 D.F. Use table: Reject Ho at α=0.2: Variances are not equal.
Non-parametric statistics • All hypothesis testing so far deals with parametersµ, σof certain distributions. • Non-parametric statistics: raw data is converted into ranks. All subsequent analyses are done on these ranks. • Do not require original data to be normal. • Sum of ranks are approximately normally distributed.
Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test m=12 n=15 Rank sum W=212 W=
For each type of parametric test there’s a non-parametric version. http://www.tufts.edu/~gdallal/npar.htm
Statistical data analysis: final notes • All tests based on T dist. requires normality in original population. When sample size is big (>30), applicable even not normal. • Tests based on Chi-sq. & F dist. are sensitive to violation of normality. Test of normality. • Some datasets are normal only after log-transformation. • Use non-parametric tests when data not normal. • Watch out for outliers! (box plot helps) • It never hurts to visualize your data!! • Yes, you can do it! (Wiki, google, RExcel etc.)
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