HINTS FOR EGEO 305 FINAL

Know the steps to classical hypothesis testing

Know how to compute a two sample difference of means z test.

Be able to compute binomial probabilities

Know the difference between the Normal, Poisson, and Binomial distributions.  Also, know what types of questions that these distributions can help answer

Understand rejection regions

Know what a Z Score and a Z Scale is

Compare and contrast descriptive and inferential statistics

Be able to calculate confidence intervals around a point estimate using a Z value

Know what happens to the range when you decrease or increase your confidence interval

Know the definitions of the terms that are used to describe symmetry in a histogram

Know the shortcomings of both systematic and simple random sampling

Compare and contrast Type I and Type II error

Know the assumptions of Parametric and Nonparametric tests

Know the relationship between standard distance and standard deviation

Be able to determine a probability from the normal table

Understand the 6 steps in sampling procedure

Be able to describe figure 7.2 in the book, or how the amount of sampling error is affected sample size and population standard deviation

Know the central limit theorem

Know when to use directional (one-tailed) and non-directional (two-tailed) alternative hypotheses