University of Tripoli

Faculty of Science-Department of Statistics

(Problem sheet (BS022) number (6
1-Distinguish between true and false in each of the following:
- Unlimited statistical populations usually have known parameters.
- Failure to reject the null hypothesis leads to accepting the alternative hypothesis.
- Rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true is called a null error.
- The significance level of a test is defined as the probability of committing a Type II error.
- In the case of a one-tailed test, the Greek letter denotes the probability of committing

a Type I error.

- The significance level of the test is defined as the average probability of committing a Type I error .
- The calculated value of the test statistic is a value determined from a table (such as a t-distribution
table).
- If we reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis, we say the test is
not significant.
- A Type II error occurs when we reject the null hypothesis, which is in fact true.
- A sample of 8 cigarettes was drawn from a tobacco factory and the nicotine content was
calculated. The mean nicotine content in the sample was 16 mg, with a standard deviation
of 2 mg. The null and alternative hypotheses were formulated as follows : v.
Such a test is called a two-tailed test.
- A two- tailed test is a test with two acceptance regions.
- The sign of the alternative hypothesis in a right-tail test is always . .
- The sign of the alternative hypothesis in a two tailed test is always .
- The sign of the alternative hypothesis in a left-tail test is always .
- To test the hypothesis that the average blood pressure of the community of faculty members
at Libyan universities is lower than the average blood pressure of the community of doctors
working in Libyan hospitals, we use a two-tailed test.
- To test the hypothesis that the average blood pressure of the community of faculty members
at Libyan universities is higher than the average blood pressure of the community of
doctors working in Libyan hospitals, we use a left-tailed test .
- To test the hypothesis that the average blood pressure of the community of faculty
members at Libyan universities differs from the average blood pressure of the community
of doctors working in Libyan hospitals, we use the right-tailed test.
2- Test the null hypothesis against the alternative hypothesis at the
significance level based on a random sample of 16 drawn from a normal
population with a mean of 17 and a standard deviation of one.
3- Test the null hypothesis against the alternative hypothesis at the
 significance level based on a random sample of 49 drawn from a population
with a mean of 17 and a variance of one.
4- A sample of 36 soft drink bottles was taken from a soft drink factory and the amount of a certain
substance contained in each bottle was measured. The average of this substance in the sample was
7.4 gram with a standard deviation of 0.48 gram. If the average of this substance contained in the
soft drink bottles produced by this factory is . Test the null hypothesis that against the
alternative hypothesis is true using a significance level .
5- If the mean height of a sample of 36 students at a college is 68.5 inches with a standard deviation
of 7 inches, test the hypothesis that the mean height of all students at the college does not differ
from 68 inches. Use as the significance level. (Hint: Test against )

6- A random sample of 360 employees working in a large hospital was taken. It was found
that their average monthly salary was 519 dinars, with a standard deviation of 30 dinars.
It was assumed that the hospital's employee salaries have an unknown distribution with a
mean and variance . Test the null hypothesis against the alternative
hypothesis using a significance level .
7- A random sample of is taken from a population with a normal distribution, with a
mean and variance . The sample mean is equal to 15 and the sample standard
deviation is equal to 9. Test the hypothesis that the population mean does not differ
from the value 16 at a 5% significance level. (Hint: Test against )
A random sample of 20 was drawn from a population with a normal distribution, with -8
mean and variance . The mean 32.8 and standard deviation 4.51 of the sample were
found. Can we say that the population mean is greater than 30? Use this as a significance
(. level . (Hint: Test against
A previous study showed that the average number of hours per week spent by -9
university professors searching the internet is 8 hours. To determine whether this value
has increased, a random sample of 36 university professors was taken and found that the
average number of hours was 10 hours, with a standard deviation of 9 hours. Use the
significance level to test the hypothesis that. . (Hint: Test
.( against
10- A random sample of n=10 is taken from a population with a normal distribution, with a
mean and variance . The sample mean is equal to 15 . The sample standard
deviation is equal to 9 . Test the hypothesis at a 5% significance level that .
(Hint: Test against ).

11- The following data shows the weights (in kilograms) of five boxes containing a chemical withdrawn
from a warehouse at a factory that manufactures this substance: 40.0 39.5 40.3 40.1 39.7. Assuming that
the weights of the boxes follow a normal distribution , test the hypothesis that the value
 (. of is less than 40.0 at a significant level 1% . (Hint: Test against
12- In a random sample of 12 people being treated for a specific disease, the white blood cell
counts in the thousands were found to be as follows:
11 5 10 13 12 10 8 7 10 12 13 8
If represents the average white blood cell count in the population of these patients, test the
hypothesis that the average white blood cell count in the population of these patients does not
differ from 10000 at the significance level . (Hint: Test against )
13- Assume that the time required for an operation is a random variable that follows a normal
distribution with a mean and variance . A random sample of 10 surgeries recently
performed at several hospitals was taken, and the time taken for each operation, in hours, was
recorded as follows:
1.2 1.5 1.1 1.4 0.9 1.3 0.80 1.3 1.0 1.2
Test the null hypothesis against the alternative hypothesis using a 1%
.significance level
14- A pharmaceutical factory uses a specific method to produce a specific type of
medicine. If the average daily production using this method is 80 units, and the factory
management wants to change the production method to increase it, so they use a new
method for 20 days, the average production during the 20 days is 83 units, with a
standard deviation of 9 units. Do the results of this sample support the hypothesis that
using the new method led to an increase in production, given that the factory's daily
production has a normal distribution with a mean and variance ? Use as
a level of significance. (Hint: Test against )

15- A company developed a new drug to treat high blood pressure. The drug was tested on a random
sample of 100 people with high blood pressure, and it successfully reduced the blood pressure of 76
of them. If p represents the percentage of people with high blood pressure whose blood pressure
improved as a result of using the drug, test the null hypothesis against the alternative
hypothesis , using the significance level .
A company specializing in the manufacture of a certain type of medical equipment claims that at -16
least 85% of the equipment it produces meets the required specifications. A random sample of 200
units of the equipment it manufactures is selected, and 160 units meet the specifications. If
represents the actual percentage of equipment that meets the specifications produced by the
.company, test the against at the 5% significance level
In a random sample of 500 people injected with a serum, 145 experienced adverse effects. If -17
the percentage of the population adversely affected by the serum represents the percentage,
does the data from this sample suggest that it is less than 30%? Use 5% as the significance
(. level. (Hint: Test against
18- A medical study showed that the cure rate for a certain disease using a conventional
treatment was 60%. A new treatment was developed that was believed to be superior to the
conventional treatment. A random sample of 150 patients with the disease was selected and
treated with the new treatment. If 120 patients in the sample were cured, is this sufficient
evidence that the new treatment is superior to the conventional treatment? Use 5% as the
 significance level. (Hint: Test against .)

A pharmaceutical company has produced a new type of drug to relieve pain from rheumatism for -20
24 hours. When this drug was administered to a sample of 2,000 people with rheumatism, it relieved
pain for 1,600 of them for 24 hours. At a 5% significance level, do the observations from this sample
support the claim that the proportion of the population (P) of rheumatism patients for whom this drug
( relieves pain for 24 hours is greater than 85%? (Hint: Test against
21- A pharmaceutical manufacturer claims that its drug is 90% (or more) effective in
relieving allergy pain for 8 hours. If the drug is given to 200 people with allergies, it reduces pain
for 80% of them. Do the results of this sample not support the manufacturer's claim? Use 1% as
the significance level. (Hint: Test against ).
A random sample of 400 residents of a city who own cars was drawn. If the number of people in -22
the sample who had a first aid kit in their car was 225, then if represents the actual percentage of
the city's residents who have a first aid kit in their car, test the hypothesis that this percentage exceeds
(. 60% at a significant level 0.05 . (Hint: Test against
23- A random sample of 200 families residing in a city showed that 48 of them had valid health
insurance. If the true proportion of families residing in the city with valid health insurance is
, test the hypothesis at a significant level 0.01. (Hint: Test against
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