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Which Test Should I Use (Revised)

This document presents 5 hypothesis testing problems involving z-tests, t-tests, and a 1-prop z-test. The problems cover testing claims about shoe lifetime, the effectiveness of an aerobics program, dental health index values, tortilla chip weight accuracy, and the effect of exercise on maze completion time. The null and alternative hypotheses are not stated for each problem, requiring the reader to determine which statistical test to use to evaluate the claims based on the provided sample data and distributions.

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Which Test Should I Use (Revised)

This document presents 5 hypothesis testing problems involving z-tests, t-tests, and a 1-prop z-test. The problems cover testing claims about shoe lifetime, the effectiveness of an aerobics program, dental health index values, tortilla chip weight accuracy, and the effect of exercise on maze completion time. The null and alternative hypotheses are not stated for each problem, requiring the reader to determine which statistical test to use to evaluate the claims based on the provided sample data and distributions.

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Which Test should I use? z-test, t-test, or 1-prop-z-test?

Name ______________________________-__

1.) A manufacturer of running shoes knows that the average lifetime for a particular model of shoes is 15 months.
Someone in the research and development division of the shoe company claims to have developed a longer
lasting product. This new product was worn by 30 individuals and lasted on average for 17 months. The
variability of the original shoe is estimated based on the standard deviation of the new group which is 5.5
months. Is the designer's claim of a better shoe supported by the trial results? Please base your decision on a
two tailed testing using a level of significance of p < .05

Ho:
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2.) Average heart rate for Americans is 72 beats/minute. A group of 25 individuals participated in an aerobics
fitness program to lower their heart rate. After six months the group was evaluated to identify is the program
had significantly slowed their heart. The mean heart rate for the group was 69 beats/minute with a standard
deviation of 6.5. Was the aerobics program effective in lowering heart rate?

Ho:
Ha:

3.) The purpose of a study by Luglie was to investigate the oral status of a group of patients diagnosed with
thalassemia major (TM). One of the outcome measure s was the decayed, missing, filled teeth index (DMFT). In a
sample of 18 patients, the mean DMFT index value was 10.3 with standard deviation of 7.3. Is this sufficient
evidence to allow us to conclude that the mean DMFT index is greater than 9 in a population of similar subjects?
Let α =0.1

Ho:
Ha:

4.) Bags of a certain brand of tortilla chips claim to have a net weight of 14 ounces. The net weights actually vary
slightly from bag to bag and are normally distributed with mean. A representative of a consumer advocacy group
wishes to see if there is any evidence that the mean net weight is less than advertised. For this, the
representative randomly selects 16 bags of this brand and determines the net weight of each. He finds the
sample mean to be X = 13.82 and the sample standard deviation to be S = 0.24. Use these data to perform an
appropriate test of hypothesis at 5% significance level.

Ho:
Ha:

5.) The time needed for college students to complete a certain maze follows a normal distribution with a mean of
45 seconds. To see if the mean time (in seconds) is changed by vigorous exercise, we have a group of nine
college student’s exercise vigorously for 30 minutes and then complete the maze. The sample mean and
standard deviation of the collected data is 49.2 seconds and 3.5 seconds respectively. Use these data to perform
an appropriate test of hypothesis at 5% level of significance.

Ho:
Ha:

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