STATISTICS – UNDERSTANDING HYPOTHESIS TESTS

Statistics – Understanding Hypothesis Tests:Proportions2014Statistical help available at Student LearningEach semester, Student Learning offers statistical help by offering a number ofworkshops and one-to-one advisory sessions by appointment. Please contactStudent Learning reception (09-373 7599 ext. 88850; sls@auckland.ac.nz;Room 320, third floor, Kate Edgar Information Commons Building) to book aone-to-one advisory session.Student Learning Statistics WorkshopsAny questions regarding statistics workshops should be forwarded to:Leila BoyleStudent Learning Undergraduate Statistics Assistancel.boyle@auckland.ac.nz; (09) 923-9045; 021 447-018Workshops are run in a relaxed environment, and allow plenty of time forquestions. In fact, this is encouraged Preparation at the beginning of the semester:Introductory workshopo Basic maths and calculator skills for StatisticsFirst half of the semesterStatistics Theory WorkshopsPlease make sure you bring your calculator with you to these workshops.Either a scientific calculator or a graphics calculator is fine - it should beable to calculate the mean and standard deviation of a set of data.o Polls, surveys, experiments and observational studieso Basic data analysiso Proportions and probabilitieso Understanding confidence intervals for:• Proportions (single proportion and difference between two proportions)• Means (single mean and difference between two means)Computer Workshopo Introducing SPSS in one hour© Libraries and Learning Services - Student Learning Services (Tā te Ākonga) Page 3 of 44The University of Auckland