Answer to Question #205222 in Statistics and Probability for Lauren Veitz

Question

_______ is the procedure based on sample evidence and probability used to test statements regarding a characteristic of a population.

a. sampling

b. analyzing

c. hypothesis testing

d. collecting

Answer 1

Hypothesis testing is a procedure, based on sample evidence and probability, used to test claims regarding a characteristic of a population.

A hypothesis is a claim or statement about a characteristic of a population of interest to us.