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Exercises A: For Each Statement, State The Null and Alternative Hypotheses

The document contains examples of stating the null and alternative hypotheses for different statistical tests. It also provides examples of conducting hypothesis tests, including calculating test statistics and determining whether to reject the null hypothesis or not based on the critical value. For a test on average weight loss, the conclusion is not to change the new diet since the sample mean does not fall in the critical region. For other tests on average pulse rate, age, and weight loss, the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses are stated.

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Exercises A: For Each Statement, State The Null and Alternative Hypotheses

The document contains examples of stating the null and alternative hypotheses for different statistical tests. It also provides examples of conducting hypothesis tests, including calculating test statistics and determining whether to reject the null hypothesis or not based on the critical value. For a test on average weight loss, the conclusion is not to change the new diet since the sample mean does not fall in the critical region. For other tests on average pulse rate, age, and weight loss, the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses are stated.

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MELEZA JOY A.

SATUR MST – MATHEMATICS

Exercises A: For each statement, state the null and alternative hypotheses.

1. The average pulse rate of female joggers is less than 72 beats per minute
H o : μ ≥72 beats per minute
H a : μ<72 beats per minute
2. The average age of sales representatives at a drug company is greater than
27.6 years.
H o : μ ≤27.6 years
H o : μ>27.6 years
3. The average weight loss of people who enrolled in an aerobics class for one
month is at least 8.6 pounds.
H o : μ=8.6 pounds
H o : μ≠ 8.6 pounds
4. The average content of soda in can is equal to 300 ml.
H o : μ=300 ml
H o : μ≠ 300 ml

Exercises B.

1. A diet clinic states that there is an average loss of 24 pounds for those who
stay on the program for 20 weeks. The standard deviation is 5 pounds. The
clinic tries a new diet, reducing salt intake to see whether that strategy will
produce a greater weight loss. A group of 40 volunteers loses an average of
16.3 pounds each over 20 weeks. Should the clinic change the new diet? Use
α =0.05 Step1 H o : μ ≤ 24 lbH a : μ>24 lb

Step2 α =0.05

Step3 z=1.645

Step 4 Reject the H o z c > 1.645

Step5 Compute the test statistics

Given: n=40 x́=16.3 lb σ =5 lb


16.3
Step 6 Conclusion

Since 16.3 lb< 25.3lb refer to the sample mean does not lie in the critical region, thus do not reject H o nor
accept H a in other words the clinic should not change the diet.

Exercises C.
1. A random sample of 25 observations taken from a population that is normally distributed produced a
sample mean of 58.5 and standard deviation of 7.5. Find the critical and observed values of t for each of
the following test of hypothesis using α =0.01 .
a. H o : μ=55 H a : μ>55
Step 1 H o : μ=55
H a : μ>55
Step 2 α =0.01
Step 3 Since α=0.01 ¿ d . f =25−1=24, then t α =2.492
Step 4 Reject H o if t c >2 . 492
Step 5 Compute for the test statistics
X́−μ 58.5−55
t= = =2.33
s 7.5
√n √ 25
Step 6 Since the critical value falls within the non-critical region, do not reject the H o

b. H o : μ=55 H a : μ ≠55
Step 1 H o : μ=55
H a : μ>55
Step 2 α =0.01
Step 3 Since α=0.01 ¿ d . f =25−1=24, then t α =2.792
Step 4 Reject H o if t c ≠ 2. 792
Step 5 Compute for the test statistics
X́−μ 58.5−55
t= = =2.33
s 7.5
√n √ 25
Step 6 Since the critical value falls within the non-critical region, do not reject the H o

2. A new laboratory technician read a report that the average number of students using the computer
laboratory per hour was 16. To test hypothesis, he selected a day at random and kept track of the
number of students who used the lab over an eight-hour period. The results were as follows: 20, 24, 18,
16, 16, 19, 21, 23 at ¿ 0.05 , can the technician conclude that the average is actually 16.
Step 1 H o : μ=16
H a : μ≠ 16
Step 2 α =0.05
Step 3 Since α=0.05 ¿ d . f =8−1=7, then t α =± 2.365
Step 4 Reject H o if t c ≠ 2.365
Step 5 Compute for the test statistics
X́−μ 19.625−16
t= = =3.45
s 2.973
√n √8
Step 6 Since the critical value falls within the critical region, reject the H o

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