Topic 2 - Probability Theory, Distributions, Inference
  • Lectures
    • Lecture 4: Sample Spaces and Counting
    • Lecture 5: Expectations / Variances / Discrete Distributions
    • Lecture 6: Continuous Distributions
    • Lecture 7: Central Limit Theorem and Sampling Distribution
    • Lecture 8: Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests
    • Lecture 9: Classical Test Statistics
    • Lecture 10: Numerical Inference
  • Labs
    • Lab 4: Sample Spaces and Counting
    • Lab 5: Playing With (Mostly) Discrete Distributions
    • Lab 6: Earthquakes, Volcanoes and the Central Limit Theorem
    • Lab 7: Tacks and Tests - Z, F, and T

Lecture 8: Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests

BIOL709 / Winter 2018

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I. Concept

II. The case of the spinning coin

II. Eggs and confidence intervals

III. Dogs and hypothesis testing

IV: Melatonin (probably) makes you sleepy

V: Z-tests deconstructed