Hypothesis Test Steps
by S. Gramlich
(updated 11/26/08)

1)  Identify Hypotheses:
	Ho:  Null Hypothesis, contains equals
	H1:  Alternative Hypothesis, does not contain equals

2)  Write given (alpha, n, sample stats)

3)  find critical value (cv)

4)  calculate test statistic (ts)

5)  Draw normal curve & label cv, ts, & shade critical region

6)  Traditional Method Decision Rule (DR)
	if ts inside critical region, reject null.
	if ts outside critical region, fail to reject null.

7)  find P-value

8)  P-Value Method DR
	if p-val <= alpha, reject.
	if p-val > alpha, fail to reject.

9)  Calculate Confidence Interval (CI)

10)  CI DR
	if CI does NOT contail zero, reject.
	if CI contains zero, fail to reject.

11)  State conclusion in words relative to the original claim.