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A principal at a certain school claims that the students in his

school are above average intelligence. A random sample of


thirty students IQ scores have a mean score of 112. Is there
sufficient evidence to support the principal’s claim? The
mean population IQ is 100 with a standard deviation of 15.

Step 1: State the Null hypothesis. The accepted fact is that


the population mean is 100, so: H0: μ=100.
Step 2: State the Alternate Hypothesis. The claim is that the students
have above average IQ scores, so:
H1: μ > 100.
The fact that we are looking for scores “greater than” a certain
point means that this is a one-tailed test.
Step 3: Draw a picture to help you visualize the problem.

Step 4: State the alpha level. If you aren’t given an alpha level, use 5%
(0.05).
Step 5: Find the rejection region area (given by your alpha level
above) from the z-table. An area of .05 is equal to a z-score of
1.645.

Step 6: Find the test statistic using this formula:


For this set of data: z= (112.5-100) / (15/√30)=4.56.
Step 6: If Step 6 is greater than Step 5, reject the null hypothesis. If
it’s less than Step 5, you cannot reject the null hypothesis. In this
case, it is greater (4.56 > 1.645), so you can reject the null.
Blood glucose levels for obese patients have a mean of 100 with
a standard deviation of 15. A researcher thinks that a diet
high in raw cornstarch will have a positive or negative effect
on blood glucose levels. A sample of 30 patients who have
tried the raw cornstarch diet have a mean glucose level of
140. Test the hypothesis that the raw cornstarch had an
effect.

Step 1: State the null hypothesis: H0:μ=100


Step 2: State the alternate hypothesis: H1:≠100
Step 3: State your alpha level. We’ll use 0.05 for this example. As
this is a two-tailed test, split the alpha into two.
0.05/2=0.025
Step 4: Find the z-score associated with your alpha level. You’re
looking for the area in one tail only. A z-score for 0.975(1-
0.025=0.975) is 1.96. As this is a two-tailed test, you would also
be considering the left tail (z=1.96)

Step 5: Find the test statistic using this formula:


z=(140-100)/(15/√30)=14.60.
Step 6: If Step 5 is less than -1.96 or greater than 1.96 (Step
3), reject the null hypothesis. In this case, it is greater, so
you can reject the null.

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