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This document is a review exercise for Chapter 8, focusing on hypothesis testing concepts such as type I and type II errors, significance levels, and the use of z and t tests. It includes true/false statements and multiple-choice questions to assess understanding of statistical hypotheses and tests. The exercise aims to reinforce key statistical principles and ensure comprehension of the material covered in the chapter.

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Quiz 8

This document is a review exercise for Chapter 8, focusing on hypothesis testing concepts such as type I and type II errors, significance levels, and the use of z and t tests. It includes true/false statements and multiple-choice questions to assess understanding of statistical hypotheses and tests. The exercise aims to reinforce key statistical principles and ensure comprehension of the material covered in the chapter.

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Name:_________________________________Date:______________Score:__________

Chapter 8 Review Exercise

A. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

__________ 1. Alpha (α) is the probability of a type I error.

__________ 2. Use z test when the same size is 25 or more.

__________ 3. The level of significance of a hypothesis is Beta (β).

__________ 4. A Type I error is accepting a false null hypothesis.

__________ 5. In a one-tailed test the rejection region is in one of the tails.

__________ 6. Rejection of a null hypothesis that is false is a correct decision.

__________ 7. Rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true is called a Type I error.

__________ 8. The degrees of freedom for one sample t test are n – 1.

__________ 9. The alternating hypothesis is accepted if the null hypothesis is rejected.

__________ 10. To test the hypothesis H0: _ < 30, one would use a right-tailed test.

__________ 11. Failing to reject the null hypothesis when it is false is a correct decision.

__________ 12. No error is committed when the null hypothesis is not rejected when it is

false.

__________ 13. The probability of a type II error is referred to as β.

__________ 14. The null hypothesis is a statement about the value of the population

parameter.

__________ 15. A conjecture about a population parameter is called a statistical

hypothesis.

__________ 16. The critical value is the point that divides the acceptance region from the

rejection region.
__________ 17. The risk of making a type II error is directly controlled in a hypothesis

test by establishing a level for α.

__________ 18. When making inferences about one mean when the value of _ is not

known, the t score is the test statistic.

__________ 19. If the acceptance region in a hypothesis test is made wider (assuming α

and n remain fixed ) β becomes larger.

__________ 20. Alpha (α) is the measure of the area under the curve of the standard

score that lies in the nonrejection region for H0.

__________ 21. The Student’s t distribution is an approximately normal distribution but

is less dispersed than the normal distribution.

__________ 22. When the test statistic is z and the number of degrees of freedom

exceeds 30, the critical value of z is very close to that of t.

B. Select the correct answer and encircle the appropriate letter.

1. For the z test, if σ is unknown and n >30, one can substitute ______ for σ .
A. t B. s2 C. s D. µ

2. The degrees of freedom for the one sample t test are


A. 1. B. n. C. n – 1. D. n – 2.

3. When the value of α is increased, the probability of committing a type I error is


A. the same. B. not the same. C. decreased. D. increased.

4. The sign of the alternative hypothesis in a left-tailed test is always


A. less than. B. greater than. C. not equal. D. equal.

5. The sign of the alternative hypothesis in a two-tailed test is always


A. less than. B. greater than. C. not equal. D. equal.

6. If the researcher wishes to test the claim that the mean of the population is 75, the appropriate
null hypothesis is
A. μ ≤75. B. μ ≥75 . C. μ ≠75. D. μ=75.
7. A test of hypothesis is always about
A. a sample statistics. C. a test statistics.
B. σ in unknown. D. t test.

8. Which of the following is not required to apply the t distribution to make a test of hypothesis
about µ?
A. n<30 . C. β is known.
B. a population parameter. D. population is normally distributed.

9. A two-tailed test is a test with


A. one rejection region. C. no rejection region.
B. two rejection regions. D. two test statistics.

10. The significance level of a test is defined as


A. the probability of type I error. C. the probability of making right decision.
B. the probability of type II error. D. the probability of making wrong decision.

11. A Type I error occurs when


A. we reject a false alternative hypothesis. C. we reject a true null hypothesis.
B. we accept a true alternative hypothesis. D. we accept a false null hypothesis.

12. A Type II error occurs when


A. we reject a false alternative hypothesis. C. we reject a true null hypothesis.
B. we accept a true alternative hypothesis. D. we accept a false null hypothesis.

13. If H0 is rejected at the 0.05 significance level


A. it is also rejected at the 0.10 level. C. the p-value is greater than 0.05.
B. it is also rejected at the 0.01 level. D. a Type II error is committed.

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