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This document discusses when to use the t-distribution versus the z-distribution for hypothesis testing based on sample size and whether the population standard deviation is known. It provides examples of different scenarios and indicates whether the t-distribution or z-distribution should be used based on the given information.

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T Test Question and Answers

This document discusses when to use the t-distribution versus the z-distribution for hypothesis testing based on sample size and whether the population standard deviation is known. It provides examples of different scenarios and indicates whether the t-distribution or z-distribution should be used based on the given information.

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Choosing the Right Test

If the sample size is 23 and the standard deviation of the population is unknown, which
distribution should be used to perform a hypothesis test?

Standard normal distribution (z-distribution)

✕ Incorrect
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A z-distribution should not be used when the standard deviation of the population is unknown
and the sample size is less than 30.

t-distribution

✓ Correct
Feedback:

A t-distribution is used when the standard deviation of the population is unknown and the sample
size is less than 30.

If the sample size is 23 and the standard deviation of the population is known, which distribution
should be used to perform a hypothesis test?

Standard normal distribution (z-distribution)

T-distribution

✓ Correct
Feedback:

A t-distribution should be used when the sample size is less than 30, irrespective of whether or
not the population standard deviation is known, as it is better suited to dealing with small
samples.

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Both tests will give the same result

If the sample size is 43 and the standard deviation of the population is known, which distribution
should be used to perform a hypothesis test?

Standard normal distribution (z-distribution)

✓ Correct
Feedback:

As the population standard deviation is known and the sample size is large, the z-test is
preferred.

T-distribution

If the sample size is 43 and the standard deviation of the population is unknown, which
distribution should be used to perform a hypothesis test?

Standard normal distribution (z-distribution)

✕ Incorrect
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As the population standard deviation is unknown, both the z-test and the t-test will estimate it
from the sample standard deviation. Hence, the test statistic for both the tests will be the same.
Also, as the sample size is large, both the t-distribution and the z-distribution will be alike.

T-distribution

Both tests will give the same result

✓ Correct
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As the population standard deviation is unknown, both the z-test and the t-test will estimate it
from the sample standard deviation. Hence, the test statistic for both the tests will be the same.
Also, as the sample size is large, both the distributions will be alike. Hence, both tests will give
the same result.

Let’s say you work as an HR manager in a food-delivery start-up. You believe that a particular
employee spends less than five hours in the office per day. To verify this belief, you formulate
your null hypothesis as: ‘The employee spends less than or equal to five hours per day in the
office’. You observe him for three weeks and record the required data.

Which of the following tests will you conduct?

Left-tailed t-test

Right-tailed z-test

Left-tailed z-test

Right-tailed t-test

✓ Correct
Feedback:

As your sample size is lesser than 30 and you are testing for a ‘positive’ deviation from the
hypothesised mean, you should conduct a right-tailed t-test.

Computing the P-Value

You are given the standard deviation of a sample of size 25 for a left-tailed hypothesis test with a
t-statistic of -1.5.

Use the P Value Calculator to compute the p-value.

0.1467

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0.9267

✕ Incorrect

Feedback:

As this is a left-tailed test, you should use -(-1.5) = +1.5 as your equivalent test statistic for a
right-tailed test.

0.0733

✓ Correct

Feedback:

As this is a left-tailed test, you will input the degrees of freedom as 24 and ‘-(-1.5) = +1.5’ as the
equivalent test statistic for a right-tailed test and compute the p-value. This will give you the p-
value for a left-tailed test with the test-statistic -1.5. In this case, the p-value is 0.0733.

0.0731

Computing the T-Statistic

You are given the standard deviation of a sample of size 25 for a two-tailed hypothesis test with a
significance level of 5%.

Use the P Value Calculator to compute the t-statistic.

2.064

✓ Correct

Feedback:

As the significance level is basically the p-value of the t-statistic, you can input 0.05 as the p-
value and 24 as the degrees of freedom to compute the corresponding t-statistic. In this case, the
t-statistic is 2.064. (As this is a two-tailed test, the t-statistic can be -2.064 as well)

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1.711

2.060

1.708

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