In the early 20 th century, Guinness breweries in Dublin had a policy of hiring the best graduates from Oxford and Cambridge to improve their industrial processes. At the time, it was considered a ...

At times we wish to examine statistical evidence, and determine whether it supports or contradicts a claim that has been made (or that we might wish to make) concerning the entire population. This is ...

Hypothesis testing is a formal procedure for investigating our ideas about the world using statistics. It is most often used by researchers to test predictions, called hypotheses. The first step in ...

Basic concepts in hypothesis testing, including effect sizes, type I and type II errors, calculation of statistical power, non-centrality parameter, and applications of these concepts to twin studies.

Chapter 5 argued that substantial improvements in the cost-effectiveness of operational testing can be achieved by test planning and state-of-the-art statistical methods for test design. It was also ...