What I Know Directions:

Choose the best answer to the given questions or statements. Write the letter of your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. In formulating the alternative hypothesis, what mathematical symbol is applicable to use in the
statement, “The average score of Grade 11 (ABM) in Business Statistics is 75.”?
A. <
B. >
C. =
D. ≠
2. A vacuum cleaner consumes less than 46 kwh per year. What hypothesis test can you use in this
claim?
A. left-tailed
B. right- tailed
C. null hypothesis
D. alternative hypothesis
3. Which of the following steps is not included in formulating hypothesis?
A. Identify the claim to be tested.
B. Translate the claim into mathematical symbols/notations.
C. Use the data about sample then compute the test statistic.
D. Formulate first the null hypothesis and then the alternative
hypothesis.
4. The sign of the alternative hypothesis in a left-tailed test is always
A. Equal
B. not equal
C. less than
D. greater than
5. A scientist invented a substance that increases the life of an automobile battery. If the mean lifetime
of the battery is 24 months, then what are his hypotheses?
A. Η : μ= 24, H: μ + 24
B. Η,: μ- 24, Hg: μ > 24
C. H,: μ 24, H: μ < 24
D. H,:p = 24, Haip > 24
6. A researcher reports that the average salary of an accountant is more than P40,000. A sample of 30
accountants has a mean salary of P42,500. At a = 0.05 test, it is found out that an accountant earns more
than P40,000 a month. The standard deviation of the population is P3,000. What is the alternative
hypothesis?
A. The average salary of an accountant is equal to P40,000.
B. The average salary of an accountant is greater than P40,000.
C. The average salary of an accountant is less than or equal to P42,500.
D. The average salary of an accountant is greater than or equal to
P42,500.

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 7. What kind of hypothesis is illustrated in statement below?
"There is no significant difference between the average weekly allowances of morning and afternoon
students in Mabunga Integrated High School."
A. one-tailed test
B. two-tailed test
C. null hypothesis
D. alternative hypothesis
8. "The introduction of modern computers affects the performance of the students." What kind of
hypothesis is it?
A. Null
B. Mean
C. alternative
D. standard deviation
9. Consider this statement: “New cars are expected to last an average of at least three (3) years before
needing major service." Which of the following is the null hypothesis?
A. Η, μ< 3
В. На: < 3
C. H.: µ > 3
D. H,: µ 2 3
10. Which is the correct null hypothesis of the claim below? "Students take an average of less than five
(5) years to graduate from college."
A. Η,: μ5
В. Н.: и< 5
C. H,: µ + 5
D. Ha: H < 5
11. In driver's test, an average of 300 drivers pass on their first try. We want to test if more than an
average of 300 passes on the first try. Which inequality symbols is correct (=, =, 2, <, s, >) for the null and
alternative hypotheses - H,: u_ 300 Ha: H 300?
A. <,>
B. =,#
C. <, 2
D. =,>
12. Which of these is a correct alternative hypothesis for a two-tailed test?
A. Ha: µ + 7
B. Ha: H = 7
C. Ha: μ > 7
D. H: μ< 7
13. In a commercial, a new diet program would like to claim that their methods result in a mean weight
loss of more than 22kgs in two (2) weeks. To determine if this is a valid claim, they hire an agency that
then selects 25 people to be placed on this diet. What is the test of hypothesis?
A. null
B. alternative
C. one tailed- test
D. two tailed- test

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 14. A researcher estimated that the average height of a building in the Philippines is at least 150 meters.
A random sample of 15 buildings is selected and has the mean of 168 meters. What are the null and
alternative hypotheses?
A. H,: μ> 150, H: μ< 150
B. H,: µ = 150, Ha: µ # 150
C. H μ 150, Hg: μ > 15
D. H,: µ 2 150, Ha: µ < 150
15. A survey reported that teenagers spend an average at most four (4) hours each day on social media.
The organization thinks that, currently, the mean is higher. Fifteen (15) randomly chosen teenagers were
asked how many hours per day do they spend on social media. The sample mean was 4.5 hours with a
sample standard deviation of 2.0. What is the test of hypothesis?
A. left-tailed test
B. two-tailed test
C. hypothesis test
D. right-tailed test

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