Selecting Correct Test Type

Part 1

Your friend claims that his mean golf score is $\({{params.int1}}\)$. You want to show that it is lower than that. What type of test would you use?

Answer Section

• Left-tailed test

• Right-tailed test

• Two-tailed test

Part 2

You flip a coin and record whether it shows heads or tails. You know the probability of getting heads is 50%, but you think it is more for this particular coin. What type of test would you use?

Answer Section

• Left-tailed test

• Right-tailed test

• Two-tailed test

Attribution

Problem is from the OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e textbook, licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 license.