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Test Concerning

Means
Prof. Mitch
Intended Learning Outcomes

1. follow the steps in hypothesis testing.

2. identify what test to used.

3. decide when to accept or reject null hypothesis

4. compose a conclusion.
Population Mean and Sample Mean

ത
𝑋−𝜇
𝑧= 𝜎 , 𝒏 ≥ 𝟑𝟎
𝑛

ത
𝑋−𝜇
𝑡= 𝑠 , 𝒏 < 𝟑𝟎
𝑛
Critical Values of Z

Level of Significance

Test Type 0.10 0.05 0.025 0.01


one tailed ±1.28 ±1.645 ±1.96 ±2.33
test
two tailed ±1.645 ±1.96 ±2.33 ±2.58
test
A random sample of 100 recorded deaths in the U.S. during past year
showed an average life span of 71.8 years. Assuming a population
standard deviation of 8.9 years, does this seem to indicate that the
lifespan today is greater than 70 years? Use a 0.05 level of significance.
1. State the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis
2. Choose the level of significance
3. Select the appropriate test and establish a critical region.
4. Collect the data and compute the value of the test statistic
from the sample data.
5. Make a decision.
A manufacturer of sports equipment has developed a new synthetic
fishing line that he claims has a mean breaking strength of 8 kilograms
with a standard deviation of 0.5 kilogram. Test the hypothesis that 𝜇 = 8
against the alternative 𝜇 ≠ 8, if the random sample of 50 lines is tested
found to have an breaking strength of 7.8 kilograms . Use 0.01 level of
significance and P value in your answer.
1. State the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis
2. Choose the level of significance
3. Select the appropriate test and establish a critical region.
4. Collect the data and compute the value of the test statistic
from the sample data.
5. Make a decision.
A certain electric company claimed that the vacuum cleaner uses an
average of 46 kilowatt hours per year. If a random sample of 12 homes
included in a planned study that indicates the vacuum cleaner uses an
average of 42 kilowatt hours per year with a standard deviation of 11.9
killowatt hours, does this suggest at the 0.05 level of sigificance that
vacuum cleaners use, on average less than 46 kilowatt hours annually?
1. State the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis
2. Choose the level of significance
3. Select the appropriate test and establish a critical region.
4. Collect the data and compute the value of the test statistic
from the sample data.
5. Make a decision.
Seatwork
An electrical firm manufactures light bulbs that have a lifetime that is
normally distributed with a mean of 800 hours and a standard deviation
of 40 hours. Test the hypothesis that 𝜇 = 800 against the alternative
𝜇 ≠ 800, if the sample is 30 bulbs that has an average of 788 hours.
Use also P value in your answer.
Comparing Means of Two Independent Samples

When two samples are drawn from normally distributed populations with
the assumption that their variances are equal.

(𝑿𝟏 − 𝑿𝟐 )
𝒕=
𝒏𝟏 − 𝟏 𝒔𝟏 𝟐 + 𝒏𝟐 − 𝟏 𝒔𝟐 𝟐 𝒏𝟏 + 𝒏𝟐
[ ]
𝒏𝟏 + 𝒏𝟐 − 𝟐 𝒏𝟏 𝒏𝟐

𝒅𝒇 = 𝒏𝟏 + 𝒏𝟐 − 𝟐
A course in physics was taught using two method ( method A and
method B). Below are the tabulated results. Test the null hypothesis
of no significant difference in the performance of the two groups of
students at 0.05 level of significance.

Method A Method B
n 10 11
mean 82 78
Standard 5 6
deviation
1. State the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis
2. Choose the level of significance
3. Select the appropriate test and establish a critical region.
4. Collect the data and compute the value of the test statistic
from the sample data.
5. Make a decision.
Comparing Means when samples are dependent

ഥ
𝒅
𝒕= 𝒔
𝒅
𝒏

𝒅𝒇 = n-1
To determine whether the students’ performance in Algebra improved after
enrolling in the subject for one term, a 60 item pretest and post test were
administered. The result are as follows:
Student Pre-test Post- test Difference 𝒅𝟐
d
1 34 45 -11 121
2 23 32 -9 81
3 40 46 -6 36
4 31 57 -26 676
5 24 39 -15 225
6 45 48 -3 9
7 27 27 0 0
8 32 33 -1 1
9 12 18 -6 36
10 45 45 0 0
-77 1185
1. State the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis
2. Choose the level of significance
3. Select the appropriate test and establish a critical region.
4. Collect the data and compute the value of the test statistic
from the sample data.
5. Make a decision.

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