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DeSTRESS Film 19: Hypothesis testing

Hypothesis Testing (17'43")
Film 19 centres around two examples of hypothesis testing: the preferences of customers for a hotel chain, and student loans. The hypotheses tested statistically concern how much hotel customers will pay for new comforts, and the average amount of student debt, based on a sample.

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The DeSTRESS films are presented by Ken Heather of the University of Portsmouth and produced by StreamLearn LLC. Published online in 2011

Interview subjects:

  • Jeremy Griffiths, Director, Marketing Sciences Europe, Maritz Research
  • Gary Becker, Professor of Economics, University of Chicago, Nobel laureate

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