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Old Symbols: - population mean,
(mu),
- population standard deviation,
(sigma),
- z, the standard normal variable
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(alpha) - the area under the density function which is not in the confidence interval.
Sometimes alpha is in the two tails and other times alpha is only in one tail.
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New Symbols: - k-- constant, like 70, ex.
= 70
- hypothesis (no symbol) -- a theory or statement which may or may not be true
- H0 -- read as "H 0" -- the null (original or beginning) hypothesis
- H1 -- read as "H 1" -- the alternate (new) hypothesis
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