[R] Hypothesis test

[JRG]

From:           	"Moustafa ElHousinie" <drhosini at hotmail.com>
To:             	r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Copies to:      	syed at saudionline.com.sa
Subject:        	Re: [R] Hypothesis test
Date sent:      	Sat, 07 Apr 2001 06:33:16 -0000

> Dear colleague:
> 
> Actually that is what is done.
> 
> When using the z-test between proportions in two different groups, or using 
> chi-squared to test the null hypothesis of equal proportions of two or more 
> groups, the null hypothesis is that
> 
> H0: p1=p2=p3.....=p
> 

	<<SNIP>>
> Mostafa
> 

Ahem.  I believe this is not the question originally posed:
> 
> 
> >From: "syed gillani" <syed at saudionline.com.sa>
> >To: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
> >Subject: [R] Hypothesis test
> >Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 06:11:42 +0300
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >Is it reasonable to run a test of significance regarding a proportion in a
> >group versus that in the whole population?
> >What kind of problems can one face in analysis?


That would seem to be:  How do I test Ho: p = p0 for some fixed 
value of p0, given an observed proportion p-hat (based on a 
sample of size n)?

Answer:  Calculate a p-value directly from the binomial distribution 
B(n, p0) or, if min(n*p0, n*(1-p0)) is not too small, use the normal 
approximation based on

	z = (p-hat - p0) / sqrt(p0*(1-p0)/n)

To that z you may or may not want to add a continuity correction, 
depending on your position on that particular issue.

Both tests assume that n is small compared to the population size,  
are standard fare in intro textbooks, and easily calculated from R's 
command line.

---JRG



John R. Gleason

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