Questi on 3.

7 on Page 71
Q. In problem 3.6, what is your statistical decision if you test the null hypothesis at the 0.10
level of significance?

Ans.
Z stat = +2.00
P-value = 2 (1 – 0.9772 = 0.0456
P-value 0.0456 is less than 0.10 level of significance. So, my statistical decision is to reject the
null hypothesis.

Questi on 3.13 on Page 71

Q. Set up a hypothesis test to try to prove that the mean number of hours studied by marketing
majors at your school is different from the 12.1 – hour – per – week benchmark reported by the

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a) State the null & alternative hypothesis

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H0: μ=12.1 hours

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HA: μ ≠12.1 hours
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b) What is the type l error for your test?
They type I error for my test is rejecting H0, concluding that the mean number of hours
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studied by marketing majors at your school is different from 12.1 – hour – per –week
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benchmark reported by Washington post, when it is not any different and is true.
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c) What is the type II error for your test?

They type II error for my test is failing to reject H0, not concluding the mean number of hours
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studied by marketing majors at your school is different from 12.1 – hour – per- week
benchmark reported by Washington post, when it is in fact different and is false.
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Questi on 3.29 on Page 76

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a) In the past, the mean processing time was 45 days. At the 0.05 level of significance, is
there evidence that the mean processing time has changed from 45 days?
x−μ
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H0: μ=45 TSTAT = s n = 27

√n
43.9−45
HA: μ ≠ 45 TSTAT = 25.2835 df = 26
√ 27

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 ∝=0.05 TSTAT = -0.2284 t = 2.0555
Do not reject H0, since TSTAT < 2.0555. Not enough evidence to conclude that the mean
processing time has changed from 45 days.

b) What assumption about the population distribution is needed in order to conduct the
test in (a)?
In order to conduct the test in (a), the population distribution needs to be normal.

c) Construct a boxplot or normal probability plot to evaluate the assumption made in (b).

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d) Do you think that the assumption needed in order to conduct the t test in (a) is valid?
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 Questi on 3.51 on Page 82
Q. The population mean waiting time to check out of a supermarket has been 10.73 minutes.
Recently, in an effort to reduce the waiting time, the supermarket has experimented with a
system in which there is a single waiting line with multiple checkout servers. A sample of 100
customers was selected, and their mean waiting time to checkout was 9.52 minutes, with a
sample standard deviation of 5.8 minutes.

a) At the 0.05 level of significance, using the critical value approach to hypothesis testing, is
there evidence that the population mean waiting time to check out is less than 10.73
minutes?

b) At the 0.05 level of significance, using the p-value approach to hypothesis testing, is
there evidence that the population mean waiting time to checkout is less than 10.73
minutes?

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df = 99 ∝=0.05

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TSTAT = -2.086 P<∝

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P-value = 0.01976
Since, the p-value is smaller than 0.05, we can reject H 0.

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c) Interpret the meaning of the p-value in this problem.
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The p-value tells us that the probability of finding a sample who’s mean is 9.52 minutes
or even smaller, when the population mean is actually 10.73, is only 0.01976.
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d) Compare your conclusions in (a) and (b).

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The conclusion is (a) and (b) are the same.

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Questi on 3.57 on Page 85

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Q. Recently, a large academic medical center determined that 9 of 17 employees in a particular

position were female, whereas 55% of the employees for this position in the general workforce
were female. At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence that the proportion of females
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in this position at this medical center is different from what would be expected in the general
workforce.
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p−π
H0: π =0.55 ZSTAT =
√ π −( 1−π)
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0.5294 – 0.55
HA: π ≠ 0.55

P = 9/7 = 0.5294
ZSTAT =

ZSTAT = -0.1707
√ 0.55−(1−0.55)
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 π =0.5 5
n = 17
∝=0.05

Since, -0.1707 is between the two critical points, we decide not to reject H 0. There is not enough
evidence that the proportion of females in this position at this medical center is different from
what would be expected in the general workforce.

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Q. You are given the following null & alternative hypothesis:

H0: μ=1.2
HA: μ ≠1.2
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The true population mean is 1.25, the sample size is 60, and the population standard deviation

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x−μ
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1.25−1.2
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ZSTAT = 0.50
√ 60
ZSTAT = 0.7746
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x = 1.25
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n = 60
σ =0.50
∝=0.10
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Do not reject H0

P=1- ∝
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P = 1 – 0.10
P = 0.90

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