Hypothesis TestingWhat a p-value says, and the four things it does not.EconomicsReading a p-value correctly.It is notThe probability the hypothesis is trueThe probability the result was chanceA measure of effect sizeEvidence of practical importanceIt isConditional on the null being trueSensitive to sample sizeOne input among severalMeaningless without the test being pre-specifiedWith a large enough sample, a trivially small effect becomes statisticallysignificant. Always report the effect size too.Hypothesis Testinglearnposters.com
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Reading a p-value correctly.

With a large enough sample, a trivially small effect becomes statistically significant. Always report the effect size too.

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What’s on the Hypothesis Testing poster?
8 entries in 2 groups. Reading a p-value correctly. It is not: The probability the hypothesis is true, The probability the result was cha…; It is: Conditional on the null being true, Sensitive to sample size, One input among…. With a large enough sample, a trivially small effect becomes statistically significant. Always report the effect size too.
Who is the Hypothesis Testing poster for?
Hypothesis Testing belongs to the Economics section rather than to a school year, because business is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning econometrics can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Hypothesis Testing poster?
A p-value is the probability of data this extreme if the null hypothesis were true. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Hypothesis Testing belongs on the wall where that business work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Hypothesis Testing?
Correlation & Causation, Economic Data and Difference in Differences sit alongside Hypothesis Testing in the Economics section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Correlation & CausationEconomic DataDifference in Differences
Is the Hypothesis Testing poster free to download and print?
Yes. Hypothesis Testing downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Economics section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Hypothesis Testing poster print at?
Hypothesis Testing is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Hypothesis Testing loses nothing.Printing guide

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