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This document contains 8 questions related to hypothesis testing of quantitative and categorical data: 1. The document presents a hypothesis test to determine if a population mean exceeds a given value using a sample mean and standard deviation. 2. Additional calculations are presented for the hypothesis test in question 1, including finding the p-value and drawing conclusions. 3. A hypothesis test is conducted to determine if the average human body temperature is different than a given value, comparing the p-value and critical value approaches. 4. An independent samples t-test is presented to determine if one population mean is greater than another, stating hypotheses and presenting test calculations.

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Tutorial 7

This document contains 8 questions related to hypothesis testing of quantitative and categorical data: 1. The document presents a hypothesis test to determine if a population mean exceeds a given value using a sample mean and standard deviation. 2. Additional calculations are presented for the hypothesis test in question 1, including finding the p-value and drawing conclusions. 3. A hypothesis test is conducted to determine if the average human body temperature is different than a given value, comparing the p-value and critical value approaches. 4. An independent samples t-test is presented to determine if one population mean is greater than another, stating hypotheses and presenting test calculations.

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MTH3003

SESSION 2020/2021 SEM 2


TUTORIAL 7

1. A random sample of 𝑛 = 35 observations from a quantitative population produced a mean


𝑥̅ = 2.4 and a standard deviation 𝑠 = 0.29. Suppose that your research objective is to show
that the population mean 𝜇 exceeds 2.3.
(a) Give the null and alternative hypotheses for the test.
(b) Locate the rejection region for the test using a 5% significance level.
(c) Find the standard error of the mean.
(d) Do the data provide sufficient evidence to indicate 𝜇 > 2.3?. Conduct the test.

2. Refer to question 1.
(a) Calculate the p-value for the test statistic in part d.
(b) Use the p-value to draw a conclusion at the 5% significance level.

3. A random sample of 130 human body temperatures had a mean of 98.25 degrees and a
standard deviation of 0.73 degrees. Does the data indicate that the average body
temperature for healthy humans is different from 98.6 degrees?
(a) Use the p-value approach with α = 0.1.
(b) Use the critical value approach with α = 0.1.
(c) Compare the conclusions from parts a and b. are they the same?

4. Independent random samples of 80 measurements were drawn from two quantitative


populations, 1 and 2. Here is a summary of the sample data:
Sample 1 Sample 2
Sample size 80 80
Sample mean 11.6 9.7
Sample variance 27.9 38.4

(a) If your research objective is to show that 𝜇 is larger than 𝜇 , state the alternative
and null hypotheses that you would choose for a statistical test.
(b) Is the test in part a one- or two-tailed?
(c) Calculate the test statistic that you would use for the test in part a.
(d) Use the p-value to draw a conclusion at the 1% significance level.

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(e) Find the rejection region when 𝛼 = 0.01. Do the data provide sufficient evidence to
indicate a difference in the population means?

5. A random sample of 𝑛 = 1000 observations from a binomial population produced 𝑥 = 279.


(a) If your research hypothesis is that 𝑝 is less than 0.3, what should you choose for your
alternative and null hypotheses?
(b) What is the critical value that determines the rejection region for your test with 𝛼 =
0.05?
(c) Do the data provide sufficient evidence to indicate that 𝑝 is less that 0.3? Use a 5%
significance level.

6. Independent random sample of 𝑛 = 140 and 𝑛 = 140 observations were randomly


selected from binomial populations 1 and 2, respectively. Sample 1 had 74 successes, and
sample 2 had 81 successes.
(a) In order to test whether there exist a difference between the two parameters of
interest, what would the null and alternative hypotheses be?
(b) Calculate the standard error of the difference in the two sample proportions, (𝑝̂ −
𝑝̂ ) .
(c) Calculate the test statistic that you would use for the test in part a.
(d) Find the p-value for the test. Test for a significant difference in the population
proportions at the 1% significance level.
(e) Find the rejection region when 𝛼 = 0.01. Do the data provide sufficient evidence to
indicate a difference in the population proportions?

7. Refer to question 5. Suppose, for practical reasons, you know that 𝑝 cannot be larger than
𝑝 .
(a) What should you choose as the null and alternative hypotheses?
(b) Conduct the test and state your conclusions. Test using 𝛼 = 0.05.

8. Random sample of 200 bolts manufactured by a type A machine and 200 bolts
manufactured by a type B machine showed 16 and 8 defective bolts, respectively. Do these
data present sufficient evidence to suggest a difference in the performance of the machine
types? Use α =0.05.

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