1.

Researcher A claims that an average professional typist has a mean typing speed of 75 words
per minute. Researcher B wants to test whether this claim is true. State the null and alternative
hypotheses.

Answer:

H0: The average professional typist has a mean typing speed of 75 words per minute.

Ha: The average professional typist does not have a mean typing speed of 75 words per minute.

2. 🎈Researcher A claims that an average professional typist has a mean typing speed of 75 words
per minute. Researcher B wants to test whether this claim is true.
When will a type I and a type II error occur?

3. A teacher wants to test the claim that female students have less absences compared to male
students. State the null and alternative hypotheses.

Answer:

H0: There is no difference in the average number of absences between female and male students.

Ha: Female students have fewer absences compared to male students.

4. The owner of Brews Coffee Shop believes that an average of 500 customers per day visit their
shop. Earlier in the month, a competitor opened another coffee shop nearby. The owner of
Brews Coffee Shop would like to test whether there is a decrease in the number of customers
visiting their shop daily. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
Amswer:
H0: The average number of customers per day visiting Brews Coffee Shop is still 500 or more.
Ha: The average number of customers per day visiting Brews Coffee Shop has decreased.

5. The owner of Brews Coffee Shop believes that an average of 500 customers per day visit their
shop. Earlier in the month, a competitor opened another coffee shop nearby. The owner of
Brews Coffee Shop would like to test whether there is a decrease in the number of customers
visiting their shop daily. What is the parameter?
Answer:
The parameter would be the average number of customers per day visiting Brews Coffee Shop.

6. A store owner wants to know if the daily average number of customers in the clothing shop is
greater than 246. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
Answer:
H0: The daily average number of customers in the clothing shop is equal to or less than 246.
Ha: The daily average number of customers in the clothing shop is greater than 246.
 7. A department head wants to test the claim that the daily average water intake of each
employee is greater than 1.3 liters. When will a type I error and a type II error occur?
Answer:
These are the reason when a type I and a type II error occures
Type I error: Rejecting the claim that the daily average water intake of each employee is greater than 1.3
liters when it is true.
Type II error: Failing to reject the claim that the daily average water intake of each employee is greater
than 1.3 liters when it is false.

8. A department head wants to test the claim that the daily average water intake of each
employee is greater than 1.3 liters. Let . What is the probability that the department head
concludes that the average daily water intake of the employees is greater than 1.3 liters when it
is actually 1.3 liters?
Answer:
The probability of committing a Type I error, concluding that the average daily water intake is greater
than 1.3 liters when it is actually 1.3 liters, is equal to the significance level, which is assumed to be 0.05
or 5%.

9. A department head wants to test the claim that the daily average water intake of each
employee per day is greater than 1.3 liters. What is the parameter?
Answer:
The parameter in this case is the daily average water intake of each employee per day.

10. Before an exercise program, the average weight of a gym instructor’s students was 145 lbs. He
wants to test if the weights of his students are reduced after the exercise program at the level of
significance . From a random sample of 40 students, he got an average weight of 140 lbs. The
population standard deviation is 8 lbs.

Suppose the average weight of the students after the exercise program is not less than 145 lbs.
What is the probability that the gym instructor concludes that their average weight after the
program is less than 145 lbs?

11. According to a university study, the mean charitable contribution per family among families with
income of ₱50 000 or more in the Philippines in 2008 was ₱1 500. A researcher believes that the
level of giving has changed since then. Determine the null and alternative hypotheses.
Answer:
H0: The mean charitable contribution per family among families with income of ₱50,000 or more in the
Philippines is still ₱1,500.
Ha: The mean charitable contribution per family among families with income of ₱50,000 or more in the
Philippines has changed from ₱1,500.

12. The Food and Drug Administration requires that a jar of peanut butter labeled as containing 25
ounces must contain at least 25 ounces. A concerned citizen feels that a peanut butter
manufacturer is cheating by underfilling the jars. Determine the null and alternative hypotheses.
Answer:
H0: The average fill volume of jars labeled as containing 25 ounces is equal to 25 ounces.
Ha: The average fill volume of jars labeled as containing 25 ounces is less than 25 ounces.

13. A telecommunications company claims that households receive an average of 35 telephone calls
per month. To test the claim, a researcher surveyed 31 households and found out that the
average number of calls was 32.8. The standard deviation of the sample was 7 calls. What test
statistic should be used in this case?

14. In a certain population, it is claimed that the mean number of years of education is 13.2, while
the standard deviation is 2.95 years. A random sample of 60 people is drawn from this
population, and the sample mean is 13.87 years. What are the hypotheses and test statistic to
be used in this case?

15. Identify the appropriate test statistic to be used given the following: , , , and . Then compute for
the test statistic.

16. Identify the appropriate test statistic to be used given the following: , , , and . Then compute for
the test statistic.

17. In a hypothesis test, the test statistic is and the critical value is . What is the appropriate
decision?

18. Given and , determine the appropriate decision if , , and . Use . Assume that the population is
normally distributed.

19. A right-tailed test with a 5% level of significance has a critical value . What is the appropriate
decision rule?

20. A researcher claims that a toddler can memorize an average of 10 words in 1 hour. If a sample of
10 toddlers is tested and yielded an average of 8 words with a standard deviation of 2 words in 1
hour, calculate the test statistic based on the given information.

21. A recent study states that 76% of the vehicles stuck in traffic are private vehicles. Paul, a traffic
enforcer, wanted to confirm if the claim was right. In his survey, he found out that 85% of the
vehicles stuck in traffic are private vehicles. State the null and alternative hypothesis.
Answer:
H0: The proportion of private vehicles stuck in traffic is equal to 76%.
HA: The proportion of private vehicles stuck in traffic is different from 76%.

22. A research done by one college student claims that at most 54% of college students study best
while listening to music. A freshman student wants to confirm the claim, so he decided to do a
survey on 150 students, and 77 out of 150 students said that they listen to music while studying.
State the null and alternative hypotheses.
Answer:
H0: The proportion of college students who study best while listening to music is at most 54%.
Ha: The proportion of college students who study best while listening to music is greater than 54%.

23. A test is to be conducted on a population proportion. The hypothesized population parameter is

24. In a study done in one province, it was concluded that at least 88% of families there have a
relative living abroad. One staff of an international employment agency wanted to confirm this
by asking 600 families in a province, and 92% of them said that they have a relative living
abroad. Given that and , calculate the test statistic 𝑧.

25. Illustrate a test statistic value for population proportion of in the sampling distribution.

26. The population proportion is claimed to be 24% and is tested using a random sample of size 350.
The obtained sample proportion is 28%. What is the value of the test statistic?
Answer: Solution

27. 🎈Which of the following data is NOT bivariate?

28. A hospital has a record of their patients’ ages and cholesterol levels. What is the nature of data
and type of variable shown in this case?
Answer:
The nature of data is quantitative since both age and cholesterol levels are numerical measurements.

29. 🎈Construct a scatter plot of the following data.

72 19

76 25

80 32

85 34

91 44

94 48

30. Suppose the general weighted average and starting salary of fresh graduates are two variables
under study. Can we use Pearson’s sample correlation coefficient to determine the relationship
between the two variables? Explain.
31. Suppose . Describe the correlation between the two variables under study in terms of direction
and strength.