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Statistics-Exercise 3

This document contains multiple statistical problems involving t-tests, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. The problems analyze data from studies on tire mileage, programming language efficiency, cholesterol levels, vibration frequencies, weight loss programs, steel alloy impurity levels, and fuel efficiency. The assistant is asked to summarize the key details and statistical tests performed in one of the problems.

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Statistics-Exercise 3

This document contains multiple statistical problems involving t-tests, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. The problems analyze data from studies on tire mileage, programming language efficiency, cholesterol levels, vibration frequencies, weight loss programs, steel alloy impurity levels, and fuel efficiency. The assistant is asked to summarize the key details and statistical tests performed in one of the problems.

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T and F Distributions

10-37. The manager of a fleet of automobiles is testing two brands of radial


tires and assigns one tire of each brand at random to the two rear wheels of eight
cars and runs the cars until the tires wear out. The data (in kilometers) follow.
Find a 99% confidence interval on the difference in mean life. Which brand
would you prefer, based on this calculation?
Car Brand 1 Brand 2
1 36,925 34,318
2 45,300 42,280
3 36,240 35,500
4 32,100 31,950
5 37,210 38,015
6 48,360 47,800
7 38,200 37,810
8 33,500 33,215
Answer
Confidence interval on the difference in mean life.
Step 1; Hypothesis
H0 ; ud = 0 (Two tailed test)
H1 ; ud≠ 0
Step 2; Decision rule 99% => α =0.01, df =n−1=8−1=7
Using table of t-critical value: t-critical = 3.499
H0 is rejected if t <-3.499 or t>3.499

Step 3; compute test statistic


d́ × √ n 868.375× √ 7
t= = =4.11
s
d 487.58
Step 4 Conclusion t=4.11> 3.499 H0 is rejected.

10-38. A computer scientist is investigating the usefulness of two different


design languages in improving programming tasks. Twelve expert programmers,
familiar with both languages, are asked to code a standard function in both
languages, and the time (in minutes) is recorded. The data follow:
Time
Design Design
Language Language
Programmer 1 2
1 17 18
2 16 14
3 21 19
4 14 11
5 18 23
6 24 21
7 16 10
8 14 13
9 21 19
10 23 24
11 13 15
12 18 20
(a) Find a 95% confidence interval on the difference in mean coding times. Is
there any indication that one design language is preferable?
(b) Is the assumption that the difference in coding time is normally
distributed reasonable? Show evidence to support your answer.

10-39. Fifteen adult males between the ages of 35 and 50 participated in a study
to evaluate the effect of diet and exercise on blood cholesterol levels.
The total cholesterol was measured in each subject initially and then three
months after participating in an aerobic exercise program and switching to a
low-fat diet. The data are shown in the accompanying table. Do the data support
the claim that low-fat diet and aerobic exercise are of value in producing a mean
reduction in blood cholesterol levels? Use __0.05.
Blood Cholesterol Level
Subject Before After
1 265 229
2 240 231
3 258 227
4 295 240
5 251 238
6 245 241
7 287 234
8 314 256
9 260 247
10 279 239
11 283 246
12 240 218
13 238 219
14 225 226
15 247 233

10-40. An article in the Journal of Aircraft (Vol. 23, 1986, pp. 859–864)
describes a new equivalent plate analysis method formulation that is capable of
modeling aircraft structures such as cranked wing boxes and that produces
results similar to the more computationally intensive finite element analysis
method. Natural vibration frequencies for the cranked wing box structure are
calculated using both methods, and results for the first seven natural frequencies
follow:
Finite Equivalent
Element Plate,
Freq. Cycle/s Cycle/s
1 14.58 14.76
2 48.52 49.10
3 97.22 99.99
4 113.99 117.53
5 174.73 181.22
6 212.72 220.14
7 277.38 294.80
(a) Do the data suggest that the two methods prove the same mean value for
natural vibration frequency? Use __0.05.
(b) Find a 95% confidence interval on the mean difference between the two
methods.

10-41. Ten individuals have participated in a diet-modification program to


stimulate weight loss. Their weight both before and after participation in the
program is shown in the following list. Is there evidence to support the claim
that this particular diet-modification program is effective in producing a mean
weight reduction? Use __0.05.
Subject Before After
1 195 187
2 213 195
3 247 221
4 201 190
5 187 175
6 210 197
7 215 199
8 246 221
9 294 278
10 310 285
10-42. Two different analytical tests can be used to determine the impurity
level in steel alloys. Eight specimens are tested using both procedures, and the
results are shown in the following tabulation. Is there sufficient evidence to
conclude that both tests give the same mean impurity level, using__0.01?

Specimen Test 1 Test 2


1 1.2 1.4
2 1.3 1.7
3 1.5 1.5
4 1.4 1.3
5 1.7 2.0
6 1.8 2.1
7 1.4 1.7
8 1.3 1.6

10-83. A fuel-economy study was conducted for two German automobiles,


Mercedes and Volkswagen. One vehicle of each brand was selected, and the
mileage performance was observed for 10 tanks of fuel in each car. The data are
as follows (in miles per gallon):

Mercedes Volkswagen
24.7 24.9 41.7 42.8
24.8 24.6 42.3 42.4
24.9 23.9 41.6 39.9
24.7 24.9 39.5 40.8
24.5 24.8 41.9 29.6
(a) Construct a normal probability plot of each of the data sets. Based on these
plots, is it reasonable to assume that they are each drawn from a normal
population?
(b) Suppose that it was determined that the lowest observation of the Mercedes
data was erroneously recorded and should be 24.6. Furthermore, the lowest
observation of the Volkswagen data was also mistaken and should be 39.6.
Again construct normal probability plots of each of the data sets with the
corrected values. Based on these new plots, is it reasonable to assume that they
are each drawn from a normal population?
(c) Compare your answers from parts (a) and (b) and comment on the effect
of these mistaken observations on the normality assumption.
(d) Using the corrected data from part (b) and a 95% confidence interval, is
there evidence to support the claim that the variability in mileage performance is
greater for a Volkswagen than for a Mercedes?

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