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1. A company is considering switching to a new brand of light bulbs that claims to last 1100 hours on average compared to their current brand that lasts 1000 hours on average. Based on a sample of 120 light bulbs from the new brand that had an average life of 1100 hours with a standard deviation of 90 hours, it cannot be determined at a 1% significance level whether the new brand's claimed average is accurate. 2. A researcher wants to test if the average weekly earnings of $424.20 for production workers reported in 1997 is still accurate. A sample of 54 current production workers had an average of $432.69 with a standard deviation of $33.90. It cannot be determined at a 5%

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In Class Statistics Assessment

1. A company is considering switching to a new brand of light bulbs that claims to last 1100 hours on average compared to their current brand that lasts 1000 hours on average. Based on a sample of 120 light bulbs from the new brand that had an average life of 1100 hours with a standard deviation of 90 hours, it cannot be determined at a 1% significance level whether the new brand's claimed average is accurate. 2. A researcher wants to test if the average weekly earnings of $424.20 for production workers reported in 1997 is still accurate. A sample of 54 current production workers had an average of $432.69 with a standard deviation of $33.90. It cannot be determined at a 5%

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IN CLASS STATISTICS ASSESSMENT

1. A company used a specific brand of Tube lights in the past which


has an average life of 1000 hours. A new brand has approached the
company with new Tube lights with same power at a lower price. A
sample of 120 light bulbs were taken for tes?ng which yielded an
average of 1100 hours with standard devia?on of 90 hours. Should
the company give the contract to this new company at a 1%
significance level.

2. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta?s?cs, the average


weekly earnings of a produc?on worker in 1997 were $424.20.
Suppose a labor researcher wants to test to determine whether this
figure is s?ll accurate today. The researcher randomly selects 54
produc?on workers from across the United States and obtains a
representa?ve earnings statement for one week from each. The
resul?ng sample average is $432.69. Assuming a popula?on standard
devia?on of $33.90, and a 5% level of significance, determine
whether the mean weekly earnings of a produc?on worker have
changed.

3. A drug manufacturer claimed that the mean potency of one of its


an?bio?cs was 80%. A random sample of n = 100 capsules were
tested and produced a sample mean of 79.7% with a standard
devia?on of s .8%. Do the data present sufficient evidence to refute
the manufacturer’s claim? Let a .05.
a. State the null hypothesis to be tested.
b. State the alterna?ve hypothesis.
c. Conduct a sta?s?cal test of the null hypothesis and state your
conclusion.

4. The Gordon Beverage Company boUles soV drinks using an


automa?c filling machine. When the process is running properly, the
mean fill is 10 ounces per can. The machine has a known standard
devia?on of 0.20 ounces. Each day, the company selects a random
sample of 36 cans and measure the volume in each can. They then
test to determine whether the filling process is working properly. The
test is conducted using a 0.05 significance level. Using the test
sta?s?c approach, what conclusion should the company reach if the
sample mean is 9.95 ounces? Would the null hypothesis be rejected?

5. A tyre manufacturer claims that the average life of a par?cular


category of its tyre is 18000km when used under normal driving
condi?ons. A random sample of 16 tyres was tested. The mean and
SD of life of the tyres in the sample were 20000 km and 6000 km
respec?vely. Assuming that the life of the tyres is normally
distributed, test the claim of the manufacture at 1% level of
significance.

6. In the popula?on, the mean weight is 82. A team of die??ans


wants to test a new protein supplier to see if it has either a posi?ve
or nega?ve effect on diet, or no effect at all. A sample of 25
par?cipants who have taken the protein supplier has mean of 95 with
standard devia?on is 20. Did the protein supplier affect diet? where
level of significance is 0.05.

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