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1. The data shows improvement in lung function for smokers with chickenpox over one week. Using a significance level of 0.05: - There is evidence of significant improvement if the data is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 10. - There is not enough evidence of significant improvement if the standard deviation is unknown. 2. A study tested the effects of relaxation training on reducing anxiety. Comparing the control and treatment groups, relaxation training seemed to reduce anxiety but the results were not statistically significant at the 0.05 level. 3. An aerobics program was meant to lower heart rate. Comparing the mean heart rate after the program to the average American heart rate, the program seemed effective

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1. The data shows improvement in lung function for smokers with chickenpox over one week. Using a significance level of 0.05: - There is evidence of significant improvement if the data is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 10. - There is not enough evidence of significant improvement if the standard deviation is unknown. 2. A study tested the effects of relaxation training on reducing anxiety. Comparing the control and treatment groups, relaxation training seemed to reduce anxiety but the results were not statistically significant at the 0.05 level. 3. An aerobics program was meant to lower heart rate. Comparing the mean heart rate after the program to the average American heart rate, the program seemed effective

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WORKSHEET

Hypothesis Testing with t – Tests


CARAGA STATE UNIVERSITY

1. ONE SAMPLE TESTS: The following data represent the change (in ml) in the amount of Carbon
monoxide transfer (an indicator of improved lung function) in smokers with chickenpox over a
one week period:

33, 2, 24, 17, 4, 1, -6

Is there evidence of significant improvement in lung function?


(a) if the data are normally distributed with σ = 10,
(b) if the data are normally distributed with σ unknown?
Use a significance level of α = 0.05.

2. A research team wants to investigate the usefulness of relaxation training for reducing levels of
anxiety in individuals experiencing stress. They identify 30 people at random from a group of 100
who have "high stress" jobs. The 30 people are divided into two groups. One group acts as the
control group - they receive no training. The second group of 15 receive the relaxation training.
The subjects in each group are then given an anxiety inventory. The summarized results appear
below where higher scores indicate greater anxiety.

Control Relaxation
X = 30 X = 26
S = 6.63 S = 6.20
n = 15 n = 15

3. 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?

4. 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.

5. A colleague of the investigators is problem 3 repeats the experiment but matches the samples on
the dimensions of sex and job type. the raw data appear below. Evaluate her experiment using the
criteria of p < .05. Assume it is a two tailed test.

Pairs: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Contr: 38 40 35 36 35 32 31 30 28 26 24 21 18 34 22
Relax: 35 32 30 34 30 32 28 27 22 22 18 17 17 25 21

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