Statistical significance

For this part, you are able to test your skills and knowledge on statistical significance. Below is a quiz with various question on the concepts and important knowledge regarding statistical significance. After completing the quiz, the correct answers will appear. At the bottom of the page are links to the sections referred to in the quiz for more information and further review.

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Statistical significance

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Choose the statements that are true:

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What is a confidence interval?

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Regarding confidence intervals, does a higher confidence level result in more precision of the estimate?

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What is one of the differences between p-values and confidence intervals?

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True or false: The significance level is always set at 5% (p<0.05).

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Review of the quiz

Q1 – See more on Hypothesis testing and P-values
Q2 – See more on Confidence intervals
Q3 – See more on Confidence and precision
Q4 – See more on Choice between p-values and confidence intervals
Q5 – See more on Significance levels and confidence levels