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Lesson 9 Statistical Inference for Two Samples

Practice Problems

Instructions:

 Answer in yellow/bond papers. Do not write on the back page.


 Answer the problems in order.
 Show your answer clearly and completely. Avoid erasures as much as possible.
 For Hypothesis Testing, follow the 8 steps of the general procedure (Lesson 08, slides #15).
 A 50% deduction will be given if you did not follow the instructions.

1. (Prob. 10-5, p. 381) Two types of plastic are suitable for an electronics component manufacturer
to use. The breaking strength of this plastic is important. It is known that σ1 = σ2 = 1.0 psi. From a
random sample of size n1 = 10 and n2 = 12, you obtain xbar1 = 162.5 and xbar2 = 155.0. The
company will not adopt plastic 1 unless its mean breaking strength exceeds that of plastic 2 by
at least 10 psi.
(a) Based on the sample information, should it use plastic 1? Use α = 0.05 in reaching a decision.
Find the P-value.
(b) Calculate a 95% confidence interval on the difference in means. Suppose that the true
difference in means is really 12 psi.
(c) Find the power of the test assuming that α = 0.05.

2. (Prob. 10-19, p. 393) The diameter of steel rods manufactured on two different extrusion
machines is being investigated. Two random samples of sizes n1 = 15 and n2 = 17 are selected,
and the sample means and sample variances are x bar1 = 8.73, 1 s 2 = 0.35, x bar2 = 8.68, and
2 s2=
0.40, respectively. Assume that
1 2 2
σ2 = σ and that the data are drawn from a normal distribution.
(a) Is there evidence to support the claim that the two machines produce rods with different mean
diameters? Use α = 0.05 in arriving at this conclusion. Find the P-value.
(b) Construct a 95% confidence interval for the difference in mean rod diameter. Interpret this
interval.

3. (Prob. 10-55, p. 406) Ten individuals have participated in a diet-modification program to


stimulate weight loss. Their weight both before and after participation in the program is shown
in the following list.
(a) Is there evidence to support the claim that this particular diet-modification program is
effective in producing a mean weight reduction? Use α = 0.05.
(b) Is there evidence to support the claim that this particular diet-modification program will result
in a mean weight loss of at least 10 pounds? Use α = 0.05.
(c) Suppose that, if the diet-modification program results in mean weight loss of at least 10
pounds, it is important to detect this with probability of at least 0.90. Was the use of 10 subjects
an adequate sample size? If not, how many subjects should have been used?

4. (Prob. 10-69, p. 413) A study was performed to determine whether men and women differ in
repeatability in assembling components on printed circuit boards. Random samples of 25 men
and 21 women were selected, and each subject assembled the units. The two sample standard
deviations of assembly time were smen = 0.98 minutes and swomen = 1.02 minutes.
(a) Is there evidence to support the claim that men and women differ in repeatability for this
assembly task? Use α = 0.02 and state any necessary assumptions about the underlying
distribution of the data.
(b) Find a 98% confidence interval on the ratio of the two variances. Provide an interpretation of
the interval.

5. (Prob. 10-85, p. 419) In the 2004 presidential election, exit polls from the critical state of Ohio
provided the following results: For respondents with college degrees, 53% voted for Bush and
46% voted for Kerry. There were 2020 respondents.
(a) Is there a significant difference in these proportions? Use α = 0.05. What is the P-value?
(b) Calculate a 95% confidence interval for the difference in the two proportions and comment
on the use of this interval to answer the question in part (a).

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