Clinical Inquiry and Hypothesis Testing
1.Provide two different examples of how research uses hypothesis testing, and describe the criteria for rejecting the null hypothesis. Discuss why this is important in your practice and with patient interactions.
2.Objectives:
- Evaluate hypothesis testing approaches and their application to health care.
- Define dependent and independent variables and their role in hypothesis testing.
- Describe evidence used to “reject “or “do not reject” the null hypothesis.
- Evaluate the relationship between hypothesis testing and confidence intervals.