Procedures involving statistical hypothesis testing

By means of the resources in the Before you get started area, you ought to have some training in constructing hypothesis tests, understanding the underlying concepts of p-value, statistical significance, statistical power and Type I and II errors. You should also have had the opportunity to view flowcharts designed to assist you in identifying the right test for your data.

The resources under the current section have been grouped together to assist you in conveniently accessing FAQs relating to specific procedures involving hypothesis testing.  If you do not already have the prior learning skills outlined above, please be patient and use the resources provided to assist you. This will empower you to make competent choices and make better sense of the rationale behind these choices.

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Procedures involving statistical hypothesis testing by Margaret MacDougall is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The WordPress site for supporting undergraduate medical student learning in statistics for short research projects

  • If you are visiting StatsforMedics for the first time, welcome!
  • Please take time to visit the page SCOPE OF SITE (see menu bar, below) for advice on how to make best use of the site and how to contact me.
  • University of Edinburgh undergraduate medical students: feel free to contact me if you need further assistance with your *curricular* activities.