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rwasp_hypothesismean2.wasp

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Testing Mean with known Variance - p-value

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Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:15:01 -0400

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Statistical Computations at FreeStatistics.org, Office for Research Development and Education, URL https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?v=date/2011/Oct/13/t13185153310rgqork6yzc9d3o.htm/, Retrieved Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:30:59 +0000

Statistical Computations at FreeStatistics.org, Office for Research Development and Education, URL https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=128916, Retrieved Fri, 13 Feb 2026 02:30:59 +0000

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Summary of computational transaction
Raw Input	view raw input (R code)
Raw Output	view raw output of R engine
Computing time	1 seconds
R Server	'George Udny Yule' @ yule.wessa.net

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Summary of computational transaction \tabularnewline
Raw Input & view raw input (R code)  \tabularnewline
Raw Output & view raw output of R engine  \tabularnewline
Computing time & 1 seconds \tabularnewline
R Server & 'George Udny Yule' @ yule.wessa.net \tabularnewline
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%Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=128916&T=0

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[ROW][C]Raw Input[/C][C]view raw input (R code) [/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Raw Output[/C][C]view raw output of R engine [/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Computing time[/C][C]1 seconds[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]R Server[/C][C]'George Udny Yule' @ yule.wessa.net[/C][/ROW]
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Summary of computational transaction
Raw Input	view raw input (R code)
Raw Output	view raw output of R engine
Computing time	1 seconds
R Server	'George Udny Yule' @ yule.wessa.net

Testing Mean with known Variance
sample size	63
population variance	0
sample mean	21.1587301587302
null hypothesis about mean	20
type I error	0.05
Z-value	Inf
p-value (one-tailed)	0
p-value (two-tailed)	0
conclusion for one-tailed test
Reject the null hypothesis.
conclusion for two-tailed test
Reject the null hypothesis

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Testing Mean with known Variance \tabularnewline
sample size & 63 \tabularnewline
population variance & 0 \tabularnewline
sample mean & 21.1587301587302 \tabularnewline
null hypothesis about mean & 20 \tabularnewline
type I error & 0.05 \tabularnewline
Z-value & Inf \tabularnewline
p-value (one-tailed) & 0 \tabularnewline
p-value (two-tailed) & 0 \tabularnewline
conclusion for one-tailed test \tabularnewline
Reject the null hypothesis. \tabularnewline
conclusion for two-tailed test \tabularnewline
Reject the null hypothesis \tabularnewline
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%Source: https://freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=128916&T=1

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[ROW][C]Testing Mean with known Variance[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]sample size[/C][C]63[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]population variance[/C][C]0[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]sample mean[/C][C]21.1587301587302[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]null hypothesis about mean[/C][C]20[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]type I error[/C][C]0.05[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Z-value[/C][C]Inf[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]p-value (one-tailed)[/C][C]0[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]p-value (two-tailed)[/C][C]0[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]conclusion for one-tailed test[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Reject the null hypothesis.[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]conclusion for two-tailed test[/C][/ROW]
[ROW][C]Reject the null hypothesis[/C][/ROW]
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Globally Unique Identifier (entire table): ba.freestatistics.org/blog/index.php?pk=128916&T=1

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Testing Mean with known Variance
sample size	63
population variance	0
sample mean	21.1587301587302
null hypothesis about mean	20
type I error	0.05
Z-value	Inf
p-value (one-tailed)	0
p-value (two-tailed)	0
conclusion for one-tailed test
Reject the null hypothesis.
conclusion for two-tailed test
Reject the null hypothesis

Parameters (Session):

par1 = 63 ; par2 = 0 ; par3 = 21.1587301587302 ; par4 = 20 ; par5 = 0.05 ;

Parameters (R input):

par1 = 63 ; par2 = 0 ; par3 = 21.1587301587302 ; par4 = 20 ; par5 = 0.05 ;

R code (references can be found in the software module):

par1<-as.numeric(par1)
par2<-as.numeric(par2)
par3<-as.numeric(par3)
par4<-as.numeric(par4)
par5<-as.numeric(par5)
c <- 'NA'
csn <- abs(qnorm(par5))
csn2 <- abs(qnorm(par5/2))
z <- (par3 - par4) / (sqrt(par2/par1))
p <- 1-pnorm(z)
if (par3 == par4)
{
conclusion <- 'Error: the null hypothesis and sample mean must not be equal.'
conclusion2 <- conclusion
} else {
if (p < par5/2)
{
conclusion2 <- 'Reject the null hypothesis'
} else {
conclusion2 <- 'Do not reject the null hypothesis'
}
}
if (p < par5)
{
conclusion <- 'Reject the null hypothesis.'
} else {
conclusion <- 'Do not reject the null hypothesis.'
}
p
conclusion
load(file='createtable')
a<-table.start()
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,hyperlink('ht_mean_knownvar.htm','Testing Mean with known Variance','learn more about Statistical Hypothesis Testing about the Mean when the Variance is known'),2,TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'sample size',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,par1)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'population variance',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,par2)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'sample mean',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,par3)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'null hypothesis about mean',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,par4)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'type I error',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,par5)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'Z-value',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,z)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'p-value (one-tailed)',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,p)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'p-value (two-tailed)',header=TRUE)
a<-table.element(a,p*2)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'conclusion for one-tailed test',2,header=TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,conclusion,2)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,'conclusion for two-tailed test',2,header=TRUE)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.row.start(a)
a<-table.element(a,conclusion2,2)
a<-table.row.end(a)
a<-table.end(a)
table.save(a,file='mytable.tab')

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