Math 112 Fall 2019 Exam 4 Practice Problems

1. According to a national statistics bureau, 3.7% of males living in the Southwest were retired
exterminators. A researcher believes that Ow
the percentage has increased since then. She randomly selects
250 male in he So h e and find ha 4 of hem a e e i ed e e mina o . Te hi e ea che
claim a he = 0.1 le el of ignificance.

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2. According to a prestigious historical society, in 1999, 7.2% of recent high school graduates believe
that the Romans invented mayonnaise. A classics scholar webelieves that the percentage has changed since
then. He randomly selects 125 recent high school graduates and finds that 17 of them believe in the
Roman in en ion of ma onnai e. Te hi e ea che claim a he = 0.01 le el of ignificance.

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 3. A local retailer claims that the mean waiting time is less than 9 minutes. A random sample of 20
ai ing ime ha a mean of 7.4 min e i h a anda d de ia ion of 2.1 min e . A = 0.01, e he
e aile claim. A me he di ib ion i no mall distributed

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Yes there is enough evidence

4. A shipping firm suspects that the mean life of a certain brand of tire used by its trucks is less than
40,000 miles. To check the claim, the firm randomly selects and tests 18 of these tires and gets a mean
lifetime of 39,300 miles with a standard deviation of 1200 mile . A = 0.05, e he hi ing fi m
claim.

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5. The commute times (in minutes) of 20 randomly selected adult males are listed below. Test the claim
that the variance is not 6.25. U e = 0.05. A me he population is normally distributed.

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6. A brokerage firm needs information concerning the standard deviation of the account balances of its
customers. From previous information it was assumed to be $250. A random sample of 61 accounts was
checked. The anda d de ia ion a $286.20. A = 0.01, e he fi m a m ion. A me ha he
account balances are normally distributed.

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Do not reject
enough evidence to support
 Obelieved that the standard deviation of monthly incomes of non-technology workers is higher. A sample
7. In one area, monthly incomes of technology related workers have a standard deviation of $650. It is

of 71 non-technology workers are randomly selected and found to have a standard deviation of $950.
Test the claim that non- echnolog o ke ha e a highe anda d de ia ion. U e = 0.05.

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evidence to suppor
8. In a recent survey of drinking laws, a random sample of 1000 women showed that 65% were
in favor of increasing the legal drinking age. In a random sample of 1000 men, 60% favored
increasing the legal drinking age. Test the hypothesis that the percentage of men and women
fa o ing a highe legal d inking age i he ame. U e = 0.05.

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There is not enough evidence to support
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9. A physician claim ha a e on dia olic blood e e can be lo e ed if, in ead of aking a d g,

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