13 Analyzing a single numerical variable

Tutorial learning objectives

• Learn about the one-sample t-test, which compares the mean from a sample of individuals to a value for the population mean (\(\mu_0\)) proposed in the null hypothesis
• Learn the assumptions of a one-sample t-test
• Learn how to calculate an exact confidence interval for a population mean (\(\mu\))
• Learn the confidence interval approach for testing the plausibility of a hypothesized value for \(\mu\)

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