Chapter 10: Two-Sample Tests

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) True or False: For all two-sample tests, the sample sizes must be equal in the two groups. 1)
A) True B) False

2) The t test for the di erence between the means of 2 independent populations assumes that the 2)
respective
A) populations are approximately normal. B) sample sizes are equal.
C) sample variances are equal. D) All of the above.

3) True or False: When you test for differences between the means of two independent 3)
populations, you can only use a two-tail test.
A) True B) False

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

SCENARIO 10-4

Two samples each of size 25 are taken from independent populations assumed to be normally distributed with equal
variances. The rst sample has a mean of 35.5 and standard deviation of 3.0 while the second sample has a mean of 33.0
and standard deviation of 4.0.

4) Referring to Scenario 10-4, the pooled (i.e., combined) variance is ________. 4)

5) Referring to Scenario 10-4, the computed t statistic is ________. 5)

6) Referring to Scenario 10-4, there are ________ degrees of freedom for this test. 6)

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

7) If we are testing for the di erence between the means of 2 independent populations presuming 7)
equal variances with samples of n1 = 20 and n2 = 20, the number of degrees of freedom is equal
to
A) 18. B) 19. C) 39. D) 38.

8) In testing for differences between the means of two independent populations, the null 8)
hypothesis is
A) H0 : µ1 - µ2 = 2. B) H0 : µ1 - µ2 < 2.
C) H0 : µ1 - µ2 > 0. D) H0 : µ1 - µ2 = 0.

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 9) Given the following information, calculate the degrees of freedom that should be used in the 9)
pooled-variance t test.
s1 2 = 4 s2 2 = 6
n1 = 16 n2 = 25
A) df = 41 B) df = 16 C) df = 25 D) df = 39

SCENARIO 10-1

Are Japanese managers more motivated than American managers? A randomly selected group of each were
administered the Sarnoff Survey of Attitudes Toward Life (SSATL), which measures motivation for upward mobility.
The SSATL scores are summarized below.

American Japanese
Sample Size 211 100
Sample Mean SSATL Score 65.75 79.83
Sample Std. Dev. 11.07 6.41

10) Referring to Scenario 10-1, judging from the way the data were coll ected, which test would 10)
likely be most appropriate to employ?
A) Pooled-variance t test for the difference between two means
B) Paired t test
C) F test for the ratio of two variances
D) Z test for the difference between two proportions

11) Referring to Scenario 10-1, give the null and alternative hypotheses to determine if the mea n 11)
SSATL score of Japanese managers differs from the mean SSATL score of American managers.
A) H0 : µA - µ J 0 versus H1 : µA - µ J > 0 B) H0 : µA - µJ = 0 versus H1 : µA - µ J 0
C) H0 : X A - X J = 0 versus H1 : X A - X J 0 D) H0 : µA - µJ 0 versus H1 : µA - µ J < 0

12) Referring to Scenario 10-1, what is the value of the test statistic? 12)
A) -11.8092 B) 96.4471 C) -1.9677 D) -14.08

13) Referring to Scenario 10-1, nd the p-value if we assume that the alternative hypothesis was a 13)
two-tail test.
A) Smaller than 0.01 B) Between 0.05 and 0.10
C) Greater than 0.10 D) Between 0.01 and 0.05

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SCENARIO 10-3

A real estate company is interested in testing whether the mean time that families in Gotham have been living in their
current homes is less than families in Metropolis. Assume that the two population variances are equal. A random sample
of 100 families from Gotham and a random sample of 150 families in Metropolis yield the following data on length of
residence in current homes.

Gotham: X G = 35 months, SG2 = 900 Metropolis: X M = 50 months, SM2 = 1050

14) Referring to Scenario 10-3, which of the following represents the relevant hypotheses tested by 14)
the real estate company?
A) H0 : X G - X M 0 versus H1 : X G - X M < 0
B) H0 : µG - µ M 0 versus H1 : µG - µ M < 0
C) H0 : µG - µ M = 0 versus H1 : µG - µM 0
D) H0 : µG - µ M 0 versus H1 : µG - µ M > 0

15) Referring to Scenario 10-3, what is the estimated standard error of the di erence between the 2 15)
sample means?
A) 8.01 B) 16.00 C) 5.61 D) 4.06

16) Referring to Scenario 10-3, what is a point estimate for the mean of the sampling distribution 16)
of the di erence between the 2 sample means?
A) -10 B) -22 C) -15 D) 0

17) Referring to Scenario 10-3, what is(are) the critical value(s) of the relevant hypothesis test if the 17)
level of signi cance is 0.05?
A) t Z = ±1.96 B) t Z = -1.96 C) t Z = -2.080 D) t Z = -1.645

18) Referring to Scenario 10-3, what is(are) the critical value(s) of the relevant hypothesis test if the 18)
level of signi cance is 0.01?
A) t Z = -2.33 B) t Z = ±1.96 C) t Z = -2.080 D) t Z = -1.96

19) Referring to Scenario 10-3, what is the test statistic for the di erence between sample means? 19)
A) -1.96 B) -3.69 C) -2.33 D) -8.75

20) Referring to Scenario 10-3, suppose = 0.10. Which of the following represents the result of the 20)
relevant hypothesis test?
A) The null hypothesis is not rejected.
B) Insufficient information exists on which to make a decision.
C) The alternative hypothesis is rejected.
D) The null hypothesis is rejected.

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21) Referring to Scenario 10-3, suppose = 0.05. Which of the following represents the result of the 21)
relevant hypothesis test?
A) Insufficient information exists on which to make a decision.
B) The null hypothesis is rejected.
C) The null hypothesis is not rejected.
D) The alternative hypothesis is rejected.

22) Referring to Scenario 10-3, suppose = 0.01. Which of the following represents the result of the 22)
relevant hypothesis test?
A) Insufficient information exists on which to make a decision.
B) The null hypothesis is not rejected.
C) The null hypothesis is rejected.
D) The alternative hypothesis is rejected.

23) Referring to Scenario 10-3, suppose = 0.10. Which of the following represents the correct 23)
conclusion?
A) There is enough evidence that the mean amount of time families in Gotham have been
living in their current homes is less than families in Metropolis.
B) There is not enough evidence that the mean amount of time families in Gotham have
been living in their current homes is not less than families in Metropolis.
C) There is not enough evidence that the mean amount of time families in Gotham have
been living in their current homes is less than families in Metropolis.
D) There is enough evidence that the mean amount of time families in Gotham have been
living in their current homes is not less than families in Metropolis.

24) Referring to Scenario 10-3, suppose = 0.05. Which of the following represents the correct 24)
conclusion?
A) There is enough evidence that the mean amount of time families in Gotham have been
living in their current homes is not less than families in Metropolis.
B) There is not enough evidence that the mean amount of time families in Gotham have
been living in their current homes is not less than families in Metropolis.
C) There is enough evidence that the mean amount of time families in Gotham have been
living in their current homes is less than families in Metropolis.
D) There is not enough evidence that the mean amount of time families in Gotham have
been living in their current homes is less than families in Metropolis.

25) Referring to Scenario 10-3, suppose = 0.01. Which of the following represents the correct 25)
conclusion?
A) There is enough evidence that the mean amount of time families in Gotham have been
living in their current homes is less than families in Metropolis.
B) There is not enough evidence that the mean amount of time families in Gotham have
been living in their current homes is not less than families in Metropolis.
C) There is enough evidence that the mean amount of time families in Gotham have been
living in their current homes is not less than families in Metropolis.
D) There is not enough evidence that the mean amount of time families in Gotham have
been living in their current homes is less than families in Metropolis.

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SCENARIO 10-15

The table below presents the summary statistics for the starting annual salaries (in thousands of dollars) for individuals
entering the public accounting and financial planning professions.

Sample I (public accounting): X 1 = 60.35, S1 = 3.25, n1 = 12

Sample II (financial planning): X 2 = 58.20, S2 = 2.48, n2 = 14

Test whether the mean starting annual salaries for individuals entering the public accounting professions is higher than
that of financial planning assuming that the two population variances are the same.

26) Referring to Scenario 10-15, which of the following represents the relevant hypotheses tested? 26)
A) H0 : µ1 - µ2 0 versus H1 : µ1 - µ 2 = 0 B) H0 : µ1 - µ2 0 versus H1 : µ1 - µ2 > 0
C) H0 : µ1 - µ2 0 versus H1 : µ1 - µ 2 < 0 D) H0 : µ1 - µ2 = 0 versus H1 : µ1 - µ2 0

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

27) Referring to Scenario 10-15, what is(are) the critical value(s) of the relevant hypothesis 27)
test if the level of signi cance is 0.05?

28) Referring to Scenario 10-15, what is(are) the critical value(s) of the relevant hypothesis 28)
test if the level of signi cance is 0.10?

29) Referring to Scenario 10-15, what is the value of the test statistic? 29)

30) Referring to Scenario 10-15, what is the smallest level of signi cance at which the null 30)
hypothesis will still not be rejected?

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

31) Referring to Scenario 10-15, suppose = 0.10. Which of the following represents the result of 31)
the relevant hypothesis test?
A) The alternative hypothesis is rejected.
B) Insufficient information exists on which to make a decision.
C) The null hypothesis is rejected.
D) The null hypothesis is not rejected.

32) Referring to Scenario 10-15, suppose = 0.01. Which of the following represents the result of 32)
the relevant hypothesis test?
A) The alternative hypothesis is rejected.
B) The null hypothesis is rejected.
C) Insufficient information exists on which to make a decision.
D) The null hypothesis is not rejected.

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33) Referring to Scenario 10-15, suppose = 0.10. Which of the following represents the correct 33)
conclusion?
A) There is enough evidence that the mean starting annual salaries for individuals entering
the public accounting professions is not higher than that of financial planning.
B) There is not enough evidence that the mean starting annual salaries for individuals
entering the public accounting professions is not higher than that of financial planning.
C) There is not enough evidence that the mean starting annual salaries for individuals
entering the public accounting professions is higher than that of financial planning.
D) There is enough evidence that the mean starting annual salaries for individuals entering
the public accounting professions is higher than that of financial planning.

34) Referring to Scenario 10-15, suppose = 0.01. Which of the following represents the correct 34)
conclusion?
A) There is not enough evidence that the mean starting annual salaries for individuals
entering the public accounting professions is higher than that of financial planning.
B) There is enough evidence that the mean starting annual salaries for individuals entering
the public accounting professions is higher than that of financial planning.
C) There is enough evidence that the mean starting annual salaries for individuals entering
the public accounting professions is not higher than that of financial planning.
D) There is not enough evidence that the mean starting annual salaries for individuals
entering the public accounting professions is not higher than that of financial planning.

35) Referring to Scenario 10-15, what additional assumption is needed for the test to be valid? 35)
A) The two population sizes have to be equal.
B) The two sample sizes have to be equal.
C) The two population means have to be the same.
D) The population distributions of the two annual salaries have to be normal.

36) The t test for the mean di erence between 2 related populations assumes that the 36)
A) population of differences is approximately normal or sample sizes are large enough.
B) population sizes are equal.
C) sample variances are equal.
D) All of the above.

37) In what type of test is the variable of interest the difference between the values of the 37)
observations rather than the observations themselves?
A) A test for the di erence between the means of 2 related populations
B) A test for the equality of variances from 2 independent populations
C) A test for the di erence between the means of 2 independent populations
D) All of the above.

38) True or False: A Marine drill instructor recorded the time in which each of 11 recruits 38)
completed an obstacle course both before and after basic training. To test whether any
improvement occurred, the instructor would use a t-distribution with 11 degrees of freedom.
A) True B) False

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SCENARIO 10-5

To test the e ectiveness of a business school preparation course, 8 students took a general business test before and a er the
course. The results are given below.

Exam Score Exam Score

Student Before Course (1) er Course (2)
1 530 670
2 690 770
3 910 1,000
4 700 710
5 450 550
6 820 870
7 820 770
8 630 610

39) Referring to Scenario 10-5, the number of degrees of freedom is 39)

A) 7. B) 14. C) 8. D) 13.

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

SCENARIO 10-6

To investigate the e cacy of a diet, a random sample of 16 male patients is selected from a population of adult males
using the diet. The weight of each individual in the sample is taken at the start of the diet and at a medical follow-up 4
weeks later. Assuming that the population of differences in weight before versus after the diet follow a normal
distribution, the t-test for related samples can be used to determine if there was a significant decrease in the mean weight
during this period. Suppose the mean decrease in weights over all 16 subjects in the study is 3.0 pounds with the
standard deviation of di erences computed as 6.0 pounds.

40) Referring to Scenario 10-6, there are ________ degrees of freedom for this test. 40)

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

41) In testing for differences between the means of two related populations, the null hypothesis is 41)
A) H0 : µD > 0. B) H0 : µD = 0. C) H0 : µD = 2. D) H0: µD < 0.

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

42) In testing for the differences between the means of two related populations, you 42)
assume that the differences follow a ________ distribution.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

43) True or False: A researcher is curious about the effect of sleep on students' test performances. He 43)
chooses 60 students and gives each two tests: one given a er two hours' sleep and one a er
eight hours' sleep. The test the researcher should use would be a related samples test.
A) True B) False

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SCENARIO 10-5

To test the e ectiveness of a business school preparation course, 8 students took a general business test before and a er the
course. The results are given below.

Exam Score Exam Score

Student Before Course (1) er Course (2)
1 530 670
2 690 770
3 910 1,000
4 700 710
5 450 550
6 820 870
7 820 770
8 630 610

44) Referring to Scenario 10-5, the value of the sample mean di erence is ________ if the 44)
difference scores reflect the results of the exam after the course minus the results of the exam
before the course.
A) 0 B) 68 C) 50 D) 400

45) Referring to Scenario 10-5, the value of the standard error of the di erence scores is 45)
A) 14.696. B) 65.027. C) 60.828. D) 22.991.

46) Referring to Scenario 10-5, what is the critical value for testing at the 5% level of signi cance 46)
whether the business school preparation course is effective in improving exam scores?
A) 1.761 B) 2.365 C) 1.895 D) 2.145

47) Referring to Scenario 10-5, at the 0.05 level of signi cance, the decision for this hypothesis test 47)
would be
A) It cannot be determined from the information given.
B) reject the null hypothesis.
C) do not reject the null hypothesis.
D) reject the alternative hypothesis.

48) Referring to Scenario 10-5, at the 0.05 level of signi cance, the conclusion for this hypothesis 48)
test is that there is sufficient evidence that:
A) no conclusion can be drawn from the information given.
B) the business school preparation course does not improve exam score.
C) the business school preparation course has no impact on exam score.
D) the business school preparation course does improve exam score.

49) True or False: Referring to Scenario 10-5, you must assume that the population of di erence 49)
scores is normally distributed.
A) True B) False

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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

50) Referring to Scenario 10-5, the calculated value of the test statistic is ________. 50)

51) Referring to Scenario 10-5, the p-value of the test statistic is ________. 51)

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

52) True or False: Referring to Scenario 10-5, in examining the di erences between related samples 52)
we are essentially sampling from an underlying population of difference "scores."
A) True B) False

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

SCENARIO 10-7

A buyer for a manufacturing plant suspects that his primary supplier of raw materials is overcharging. In order to
determine if his suspicion is correct, he contacts a second supplier and asks for the prices on various identical materials.
He wants to compare these prices with those of his primary supplier. The data collected is presented in the table below,
with some summary statistics presented (all of these might not be necessary to answer the questions which follow). The
buyer believes that the differences are normally distributed and will use this sample to perform an appropriate test at a
level of signi cance of 0.01.

Primary Secondary
Material Supplier Supplier Difference
1 $55 $45 $10
2 $48 $47 $1
3 $31 $32 -$1
4 $83 $77 $6
5 $37 $37 $0
6 $55 $54 $1
Sum: $309 $292 $17
Sum of Squares: $17,573 $15,472 $139

53) Referring to Scenario 10-7, the hypotheses that the buyer should test are a null 53)
hypothesis that ________ versus an alternative hypothesis that ________.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

54) Referring to Scenario 10-7, the test to perform is a 54)

A) paired t test for the mean difference.
B) Z test for the difference between two proportions.
C) pooled-variance t test for differences between two means.
D) separate-variance t test for differences between two means.

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

55) Referring to Scenario 10-7, the decision rule is to reject the null hypothesis if ________. 55)

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 56) Referring to Scenario 10-7, the calculated value of the test statistic is ________. 56)

57) Referring to Scenario 10-7, the p-value of the test statistic is ________. 57)

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

58) True or False: Referring to Scenario 10-7, the null hypothesis should be rejected. 58)
A) True B) False

59) Referring to Scenario 10-7, the buyer should decide that the primary supplier is 59)
A) overcharging because there is insufficient evidence to prove otherwise.
B) not overcharging because there is strong evidence to prove otherwise.
C) overcharging because there is strong evidence that this is the case.
D) not overcharging because there is insufficient evidence to prove otherwise.

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

60) Referring to Scenario 10-7, if the buyer had decided to perform a two-tail test, the 60)
p-value would have been ________.

61) Referring to Scenario 10-7, what is the 99% con dence interval estimate for the mean 61)
difference in prices?

62) Referring to Scenario 10-7, what is the 95% con dence interval estimate for the mean 62)
difference in prices?

63) Referring to Scenario 10-7, what is the 90% con dence interval estimate for the mean 63)
difference in prices?

64) The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article indicating differences in perception of 64)
sexual harassment on the job between men and women. The article claimed that
women perceived the problem to be much more prevalent than did men. One question
asked to both men and women was: "Do you think sexual harassment is a major
problem in the American workplace?" Some 24% of the men compared to 62% of the
women responded "Yes." Suppose that 150 women and 200 men were interviewed.
Construct a 99% con dence interval estimate of the di erence between the proportion
of women and men who think sexual harassment is a major problem in the American
workplace.

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 65) The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article indicating differences in perception of 65)
sexual harassment on the job between men and women. The article claimed that
women perceived the problem to be much more prevalent than did men. One question
asked to both men and women was: "Do you think sexual harassment is a major
problem in the American workplace?" Some 24% of the men compared to 62% of the
women responded "Yes." Suppose that 150 women and 200 men were interviewed.
Construct a 90% con dence interval estimate of the di erence between the proportion
of women and men who think sexual harassment is a major problem in the American
workplace.

66) A powerful women's group has claimed that men and women differ in attitudes about 66)
sexual discrimination. A group of 50 men (group 1) and 40 women (group 2) were
asked if they thought sexual discrimination is a problem in the United States. Of those
sampled, 11 of the men and 19 of the women did believe that sexual discrimination is
a problem. Construct a 95% con dence interval estimate of the di erence between the
proportion of men and women who believe that sexual discrimination is a problem.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

67) When testing H0 : 1 - 2 = 0 versus H1 : 1 - 2 0, the observed value of the Z test statistic 67)
was found to be -2.13. The p-value for this test is
A) 0.9668. B) 0.9834. C) 0.0332. D) 0.0166.

68) When testing H0 : 1 - 2 0 versus H1 : 1 - 2 < 0, the observed value of the Z test statistic 68)
was found to be -2.13. The p-value for this test is
A) 0.9668. B) 0.0166. C) 0.9834. D) 0.0332.

69) The Wall Street Journal recently published an article indicating differences in perception of 69)
sexual harassment on the job between men and women. The article claimed that women
perceived the problem to be much more prevalent than did men. One question asked of both
men and women was: "Do you think sexual harassment is a major problem in the American
workplace?" 24% of the men compared to 62% of the women responded "Yes." Assuming W
designates women's responses and M designates men's, what hypothesis should The Wall
Street Journal test in order to show that its claim is true?
A) H0 : W - M 0 versus H1 : W - M < 0
B) H0 : W - M 0 versus H1 : W - M = 0
C) H0 : W - M = 0 versus H1: W - M 0
D) H0 : W - M 0 versus H1 : W - M > 0

70) The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article indicating differences in perception of sexual 70)
harassment on the job between men and women. The article claimed that women perceived the
problem to be much more prevalent than did men. One question asked to both men and
women was: "Do you think sexual harassment is a major problem in the American
workplace?" Some 24% of the men compared to 62% of the women responded "Yes." Suppose
that 150 women and 200 men were interviewed. What is the value of the test statistic?
A) 7.106 B) 2.33 C) 7.173 D) 6.635

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 71) A powerful women's group has claimed that men and women differ in attitudes about sexual 71)
discrimination. A group of 50 men (group 1) and 40 women (group 2) were asked if they
thought sexual discrimination is a problem in the United States. Of those sampled, 11 of the
men and 19 of the women did believe that sexual discrimination is a problem. Assuming W
designates women's responses and M designates men's, which of the following are the
appropriate null and alternative hypotheses to test the group's claim?
A) H0 : M - W 0 versus H1 : M - W = 0
B) H0 : M - W = 0 versus H1: M - W 0
C) H0 : M - W 0 versus H1 : M - W < 0
D) H0 : M - W 0 versus H1 : M - W > 0

72) A powerful women's group has claimed that men and women differ in attitudes about sexual 72)
discrimination. A group of 50 men (group 1) and 40 women (group 2) were asked if they
thought sexual discrimination is a problem in the United States. Of those sampled, 11 of the
men and 19 of the women did believe that sexual discrimination is a problem. If the p-value
turns out to be 0.035 (which is not the real value in this data set), then
A) at = 0.04, you should reject H0 .
B) at = 0.05, you should fail to reject H0 .
C) at = 0.03, you should reject H0 .
D) None of the above would be correct statements.

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

73) If you wish to determine whether there is evidence that the proportion of items of 73)
interest is higher in Group 1 than in Group 2, and the test statistic for Z = +2.07 where
the di erence is de ned as Group 1's proportion minus Group 2's proportion, the
p-value is equal to ________.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

74) True or False: In testing the difference between two proportions using the normal distribution, 74)
you may use a two-tail Z test.
A) True B) False

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SCENARIO 10-9

The following EXCEL output contains the results of a test to determine whether the proportions of satisfied customers at
two resorts are the same or different.

75) Referring to Scenario 10-9, allowing for 1% probability of commi ing a Type I error, what are 75)
the decision and conclusion on testing whether there is any difference in the proportions of
satisfied customers in the two resorts?
A) Reject the null hypothesis; there is enough evidence to conclude that there is significant
difference in the proportions of satisfied guests at the two resorts.
B) Reject the null hypothesis; there is not enough evidence to conclude that there is
significant difference in the proportions of satisfied guests at the two resorts.
C) Do not reject the null hypothesis; there is not enough evidence to conclude that there is
significant difference in the proportions of satisfied guests at the two resorts.
D) Do not reject the null hypothesis; there is enough evidence to conclude that there is
significant difference in the proportions of satisfied guests at the two resorts.

76) Referring to Scenario 10-9, if you wa nt to test the claim that "Resort 1 (Group 1) has a higher 76)
proportion of satis ed customers compared to Resort 2 (Group 2)", the p-value of the test will
be
A) 0.00727/2. B) 1 - (0.00727/2).
C) 2 * (0.00727). D) 0.007272.

77) Referring to Scenario 10-9, if you wa nt to test the claim that "Resort 1 (Group 1) has a lower 77)
proportion of satis ed customers compared to Resort 2 (Group 2)," you will use
A) a t test for the difference between two proportions.
B) a Z test for the difference between two proportions.
C) an F test for the ratio of two variances.
D) an F test for the difference between two proportions.

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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

78) Referring to Scenario 10-9, construct a 99% con dence interval estimate of the 78)
difference in the population proportion of satisfied customers between the two resorts.

79) Referring to Scenario 10-9, construct a 95% con dence interval estimate of the 79)
difference in the population proportion of satisfied guests between the two resorts.

80) Referring to Scenario 10-9, construct a 90% con dence interval estimate of the 80)
difference in the population proportion of satisfied customers between the two resorts.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

SCENARIO 10-11

The dean of a college is interested in the proportion of graduates from his college who have a job offer on graduation day.
He is particularly interested in seeing if there is a difference in this proportion for accounting and economics majors. In a
random sample of 100 of each type of major at graduation, he found that 65 accounting majors and 52 economics majors
had job o ers. If the accounting majors are designated as "Group 1" and the economics majors are designated as "Group
2," perform the appropriate hypothesis test using a level of signi cance of 0.05.

81) Referring to Scenario 10-11, the hypotheses the dean should use are 81)
A) H0 : 1 - 2 0 versus H1 : 1 - 2 = 0. B) H0 : 1 - 2 = 0 versus H1 : 1 - 2 0.
C) H0 : 1 - 2 0 versus H1 : 1 - 2 < 0. D) H0 : 1 - 2 0 versus H1 : 1 - 2 > 0.

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

82) Referring to Scenario 10-11, the null hypothesis will be rejected if the test statistic is 82)
________.

83) Referring to Scenario 10-11, the value of the test statistic is ________. 83)

84) Referring to Scenario 10-11, the p-value of the test is ________. 84)

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

85) True or False: Referring to Scenario 10-11, the null hypothesis should be rejected. 85)
A) True B) False

86) True or False: Referring to Scenario 10-11, the same decision would be made with this test if the 86)
level of signi cance had been 0.01 rather than 0.05.
A) True B) False

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 87) True or False: Referring to Scenario 10-11, the same decision would be made with this test if the 87)
level of signi cance had been 0.10 rather than 0.05.
A) True B) False

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

88) Referring to Scenario 10-11, construct a 99% con dence interval estimate of the 88)
difference in proportion between accounting majors and economic majors who have a
job offer on graduation day.

89) Referring to Scenario 10-11, construct a 95% con dence interval estimate of the 89)
difference in proportion between accounting majors and economic majors who have a
job offer on graduation day.

90) Referring to Table 10-11, construct a 90% con dence interval estimate of the di erence 90)
in proportion between accounting majors and economic majors who have a job offer
on graduation day.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

91) True or False: A statistics professor wanted to test whether the grades on a statistics test were the 91)
same for upper and lower classmen. The professor took a random sample of size 10 from each,
conducted a test and found out that the variances were equal. For this situation, the professor
should use a t test with independent samples.
A) True B) False

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Answer Key
Testname: CH10-TWO-SAMPLE TESTS

1) B
2) A
3) B
4) 12.5
5) 2.50
6) 48
7) D
8) D
9) D
10) A
11) B
12) A
13) A
14) B
15) D
16) C
17) D
18) A
19) B
20) D
21) B
22) C
23) A
24) C
25) A
26) B
27) +1.7109
28) 1.3178
29) 1.9117
30) 0.0340
31) C
32) D
33) C
34) B
35) D
36) A
37) A
38) B
39) A
40) 15
41) B
42) normal
43) A
44) C
45) D
46) C
47) B
48) D
49) A
50) 2.175
51) 0.0331 (using Excel) or 'between 0.025 and 0.05' (using Table E.3 with 7 degrees of freedom)
52) A
53) H0 : µD 0; H1 : µD > 0
54) A

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Answer Key
Testname: CH10-TWO-SAMPLE TESTS

55) t > 3.3649

56) 1.628
57) 0.082 if using PHStat or 0.05 and 0.10 if using Table E.3
58) B
59) D
60) 0.16 if using PHStat or 0.01 and 0.2 if using Table E.3
61) -$4.18 to $9.85
62) -$1.64 to $7.31
63) -$0.67 to $6.34
64) 0.25 to 0.51
65) 0.30 to 0.46
66) -0.448 to -0.062 or 0.062 to 0.448
67) C
68) B
69) D
70) C
71) B
72) A
73) 0.0192
74) A
75) A
76) A
77) B
78) 0.0071 to 0.2169
79) 0.0322 to 0.1918
80) 0.0450 to 0.1790
81) B
82) Z > 1.96 or < -1.96
83) Z = 1.866
84) 0.0621
85) B
86) A
87) B
88) -0.05 to 0.31
89) -0.01 to 0.27
90) 0.02 to 0.24
91) A

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