Power of a test
power The power of a test (against a specific alternative value) Is In practice, we carry out the test in hope of showing that the null hypothesis is false, so
H 0 True H 0 False Reject Fail to reject
A researcher selects a random sample of size 49 from a population with standard deviation = 35 in order to test at the 1% significance level the hypothesis: H 0 : = 680 H a : > 680 What is the probability of committing a Type I error?
H 0 : = 680 H a : > 680 For what values of the sample mean would you reject the null hypothesis?
H 0 : = 680 H a : > 680 If H 0 is rejected, suppose that a is 700. What is the probability of committing a Type II error? What is the power of the test?
H 0 : = 680 H a : > 680 If H 0 is rejected, suppose that a is 695. What is the probability of committing a Type II error? What is the power of the test?
00 aa Fail to Reject H 0 Reject H 0
What happens to , , & power when the sample size is increased? Reject H 0 Fail to Reject H 0 00 aa
Facts:
Bottles of a popular cola are suppose to contain 300 ml of cola. A consumer group believes the company is under-filling the bottles. (Assume = 50 with n = 30) Find the power of this test against the alternative = 296 ml.