Guidelines for Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests

When grading confidence intervals and hypothesis tests, I plan to look for the following elements: Confidence Intervals: 1) The formula for the type of confidence interval you are doing should be stated. For instance, if you are doing a One Mean z-Interval, write . 2) Plug in the appropriate values for the symbols given in your formula and write the numbers down. Round to the specified number of decimal places. If not specified, round to 1 decimal place. 3) State your conclusion in the form with ___% confidence, the ___________ lies between ____ and ____. Dont use symbols in you conclusion if you can spell out what those symbols mean. Include the appropriate units, if applicable.

Hypothesis Tests: 1) Your parameter(s) should be clearly labeled (unless it is already done for you in the problem). For example, Let = the mean weight (in pounds) of adult Tasmanian devils. 2) Show what the null and alternative hypotheses are (unless they are already given in the problem). 3) Show how you computed the test statistic. Round the test statistic to 2 decimal places. 4) Draw the appropriate diagram. Be sure to label your axis. If you are using the critical value approach, the diagram should have the rejection region(s) shaded and the critical value(s) in their appropriate place(s) on the curve. If you are using the P-value approach, the area corresponding to the P-value should be shaded and the value(s) on the boundary identified. 5) State your conclusion in the form the data _________sufficient evidence to conclude________. Dont use symbols in you conclusion if you can spell out what those symbols mean. Your conclusion should be about H a . Include the appropriate units, if applicable.