NURS-5366-Assignment 5 - Hypothesis Testing_PRINC OF RESEARCH IN NURSING-2022

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Instructions A hypothesis test is a statistical test that is used to determine whether there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition is true for the entire population... . A hypothesis test examines two opposing hypotheses about a population: the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis. Null hypothesis: usually refers to a general statement or default position that there is no relationship between two measured phenomena, or no difference among groups. Alternative hypothesis: opposite of the null; there is a difference or a relationship between measured phenomena or groups For example, a study is designed in order to test whether there is a difference in patient satisfaction among two groups. Patient satisfaction is better in patients cared for solely by a registered nurse as compared to patient satisfaction in patients cared for by a team of caregivers. You are testing this hypothesis so let’s look at the null and alternative hypotheses. Null Hypothesis: there is no difference in patient satisfaction. Alternative hypothesis: there is a difference in patient satisfaction CONTINUED........ [Show More]

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