Practice Summary - 4.8 | 4. Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing | Data Science Advance
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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of statistical inference?

💡 Hint: Think about how we draw conclusions from samples.

Question 2 Easy

Define the null hypothesis.

💡 Hint: Remember it’s the default assumption.

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Question 1

What does statistical inference allow us to do?

Make generalizations about a population
Confirm data correctness
None of the above

💡 Hint: Think about the link between sample and population.

Question 2

Type II error occurs when:

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on what Type II error means.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design an experiment to test if a new educational app improves student performance. Develop your null and alternative hypotheses, and describe how you would collect data and analyze results.

💡 Hint: Consider control and experimental groups to structure your analysis.

Challenge 2 Hard

You conducted a survey about a new product and received a p-value of 0.03. Explain what this number indicates about the null hypothesis at a significance level of 0.05.

💡 Hint: Reflect on the relationship between p-value and significance level.

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