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alternative hypothesis analysis of variance behavioral calculating central tendency Chapter Summary correlated samples correlation coefficient corresponding critical region critical value cumulative frequency degrees of freedom determine difference between means drug employed equal event example experimental female formula frequency distribution given graph greater H₁ inferential statistics interval level of significance males mathematical measure of central median N₁ N₂ normal curve normally distributed null hypothesis one-tailed test Ordinally Scaled Pearson percent percentile rank population mean predicting probability of obtaining problem procedures proportion of area random real limit referred regression line reject the null relationship represent sample means sample statistics sampling distribution scores skewed standard deviation standard error standard normal Statistical Inference statistical test subjects subtract sum of squares Table tion two-tailed test type II error variance estimate variation within-group X₁ z-scores zero ΣΧ