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10 Chi-SquareTestsandtheF-Distribution
10.1 Goodness-of-FitTest
1 FindExpectedFrequencies
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Thefrequencydistributionshowstheagesforasampleof100employees.Findtheexpectedfrequenciesfor
eachclasstodetermineiftheemployeeagesarenormallydistributed.
Classboundaries Frequency,f
29.5-39.5 14
39.5-49.5 29
49.5-59.5 31
59.5-69.5 18
69.5-79.5 8
2 PerformaChi-SquareGoodness-of-FitTest
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Manytrackrunnersbelievethattheyhaveabetterchanceofwinningiftheystartintheinsidelanethatis
closesttothefield.Forthedatabelow,thelaneclosesttothefieldisLane1,thenextlaneisLane2,andsoon
untiltheoutermostlane,Lane6.Thedataliststhenumberofwinsfortrackrunnersinthedifferentstarting
positions.Calculatethechi-squareteststatistic 2 totesttheclaimthatthenumberofwinsisuniformly
distributedacrossthedifferentstartingpositions.Theresultsarebasedon240wins.
StartingPosition 1 2 3 4 5 6
NumberofWins 45 36 33 50 32 44
A) 6.750 B) 9.326 C) 12.592 D) 15.541
2) Manytrackrunnersbelievethattheyhaveabetterchanceofwinningiftheystartintheinsidelanethatis
closesttothefield.Forthedatabelow,thelaneclosesttothefieldisLane1,thenextlaneisLane2,andsoon
untiltheoutermostlane,Lane6.Thedataliststhenumberofwinsfortrackrunnersinthedifferentstarting
2
positions.Findthecriticalvalue 0 totesttheclaimthatthenumberofwinsisuniformlydistributedacross
thedifferentstartingpositions.Theresultsarebasedon240wins.
StartingPosition 1 2 3 4 5 6
NumberofWins 32 50 44 33 36 45
A) 11.070 B) 9.236 C) 15.086 D) 12.833
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3) Manytrackrunnersbelievethattheyhaveabetterchanceofwinningiftheystartintheinsidelanethatis
closesttothefield.Forthedatabelow,thelaneclosesttothefieldisLane1,thenextlaneisLane2,andsoon
untiltheoutermostlane,Lane6.Thedataliststhenumberofwinsfortrackrunnersinthedifferentstarting
positions.Testtheclaimthatthenumberofwinsisuniformlydistributedacrossthedifferentstarting
positions.Theresultsarebasedon240wins.
StartingPosition 1 2 3 4 5 6
NumberofWins 33 44 45 32 36 50
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
4) Acoffeehousewishestoseeifcustomershaveanypreferenceamong5differentbrandsofcoffee.Asampleof
200customersprovidedthedatabelow.Calculatethechi-squareteststatistic 2 totesttheclaimthatthe
distributionisuniform..
Brand 1 2 3 4 5
Customers 30 65 18 32 55
A) 37.45 B) 45.91 C) 48.91 D) 55.63
5) Acoffeehousewishestoseeifcustomershaveanypreferenceamong5differentbrandsofcoffee.Asampleof
2
200customersprovidedthedatabelow.Findthecriticalvalue 0 totesttheclaimthatthedistributionis
uniform.Use=0.01.
Brand 1 2 3 4 5
Customers 30 32 55 65 18
A) 13.277 B) 9.488 C) 11.143 D) 14.860
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
6) Anewcoffeehousewishestoseewhethercustomershaveanypreferenceamong5differentbrandsofcoffee.A
sampleof200customersprovidedthedatabelow.Testtheclaimthatthedistributionisuniform.Use =0.01.
Brand 1 2 3 4 5
Customers 55 32 30 65 18
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
7) Ateacherfiguresthatfinalgradesinthestatisticsdepartmentaredistributedas:A,25%;B,25%;C,40%;D,5%;
F,5%.Attheendofarandomlyselectedsemester,thefollowingnumberofgradeswererecorded.Calculate
thechi-squareteststatistic 2 todetermineifthegradedistributionforthedepartmentisdifferentthan
expected.
Grade A B C D F
Number 36 42 60 8 14
A) 5.25 B) 6.87 C) 3.41 D) 4.82
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0.01.
Grade A B C D F
Number 42 36 60 8 14
A) 13.277 B) 11.143 C) 9.488 D) 7.779
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
9) Ateacherfiguresthatfinalgradesinthestatisticsdepartmentaredistributedas:A,25%;B,25%;C,40%;D,5%;
F,5%.Attheendofarandomlyselectedsemester,thefollowingnumberofgradeswererecorded.Determineif
thegradedistributionforthedepartmentisdifferentthanexpected.Use=0.01.
Grade A B C D F
Number 36 42 60 14 8
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
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10) Eachsideofastandardsix-sideddieshouldappearapproximately ofthetimewhenthedieisrolled.A
6
playersuspectsthatacertaindieisloaded.Thesuspecteddieisrolled90times.Theresultsareshownbelow.
Calculatethechi-squareteststatistic 2 totesttheplayersclaim.
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 15 12 16 19 17 11
A) 3.067 B) 2.143 C) 5.013 D) 4.312
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11) Eachsideofastandardsix-sideddieshouldappearapproximately ofthetimewhenthedieisrolled.A
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playersuspectsthatacertaindieisloaded.Thesuspecteddieisrolled90times.Theresultsareshownbelow.
2
Findthecriticalvalue 0 totesttheplayersclaim.Use=0.10.
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 11 15 12 16 17 19
A) 9.236 B) 1.610 C) 12.833 D) 11.071
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
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12) Eachsideofastandardsix-sideddieshouldappearapproximately ofthetimewhenthedieisrolled.A
6
playersuspectsthatacertaindieisloaded.Thesuspecteddieisrolled90times.Theresultsareshownbelow.
Testtheplayersclaim.Use=0.10.
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 19 12 15 17 16 11
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13) Arandomsampleof160carcrashesareselectedandcategorizedbyage.Theresultsarelistedbelow.Theage
distributionofdriversforthegivencategoriesis18%fortheunder26group,39%forthe26-45group,31%for
the45-65group,and12%forthegroupover65.Calculatethechi-squareteststatistic 2 totesttheclaimthat
allageshavecrashratesproportionaltotheirdrivingrates.
14) Arandomsampleof160carcrashesareselectedandcategorizedbyage.Theresultsarelistedbelow.Theage
distributionofdriversforthegivencategoriesis18%fortheunder26group,39%forthe26-45group,31%for
2
the45-65group,and12%forthegroupover65.Findthecriticalvalue 0 totesttheclaimthatallageshave
crashratesproportionaltotheirdrivingrates.Use=0.05.
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
15) Arandomsampleof160carcrashesareselectedandcategorizedbyage.Theresultsarelistedbelow.Theage
distributionofdriversforthegivencategoriesis18%fortheunder26group,39%forthe26-45group,31%for
the46-65group,and12%forthegroupover65.Testtheclaimthatallageshavecrashratesproportionalto
theirdrivingrates.Use=0.05.
16) Asociologistbelievesthatthelevelsofeducationalattainmentofhomelesspersonsarenotuniformly
distributed.Totestthisclaim,yourandomlysurvey100homelesspersonsandrecordtheeducational
attainmentofeach.Theresultsareshowninthefollowingtable.Calculatethechi -squareteststatistic 2 to
testthesociologistsclaim.
Response Frequency,f
Lessthanhighschool 38
Highschoolgraduate/G.E.D. 34
Morethanhighschool 28
17) Asociologistbelievesthatthelevelsofeducationalattainmentofhomelesspersonsarenotuniformly
distributed.Totestthisclaim,yourandomlysurvey100homelesspersonsandrecordtheeducational
attainmentofeach.Theresultsareshowninthefollowingtable.Findthecriticalvalue 0 2 totestthe
sociologistsclaim.Use=0.10.
Response Frequency,f
Lessthanhighschool 38
Highschoolgraduate/G.E.D. 34
Morethanhighschool 28
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Response Frequency,f
Lessthanhighschool 38
Highschoolgraduate/G.E.D. 34
Morethanhighschool 28
3 TestforNormality
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Thefrequencydistributionshowstheagesforasampleof100employees.Aretheagesofemployeesnormally
distributed?Use=0.05.
Classboundaries Frequency,f
29.5-39.5 14
39.5-49.5 29
49.5-59.5 31
59.5-69.5 18
69.5-79.5 8
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MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Findthemarginalfrequenciesforthegivencontingencytable.
1)
BloodType
O A B AB
Sex
F 110 87 20 8
M 71 74 16 4
A) B)
71 74 16 4 165 71 74 16 4 160
C) D)
71 74 16 4 165 71 74 16 4 175
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A) B)
Non- Light Heavy Non- Light Heavy
smoker smoker smoker Total smoker smoker smoker Total
Men 393 90 77 560 Men 393 90 77 560
Women 355 80 76 511 Women 355 80 76 511
Total 748 170 153 1071 Total 748 170 118 1071
C) D)
Non- Light Heavy Non- Light Heavy
smoker smoker smoker Total smoker smoker smoker Total
Men 393 90 77 560 Men 393 90 77 415
Women 355 80 76 583 Women 355 80 76 511
Total 748 170 153 1071 Total 748 182 153 1071
3) Thefollowingcontingencytablewasbasedonarandomsampleofdriversandclassifiesdriversbyagegroup
andnumberofaccidentsinthepastthreeyears.
Numberof Age
accidents <25 25-45 >45
0 96 145 287
1 64 67 62
>1 20 8 26
A) B)
Numberof Age Numberof Age
accidents <25 25-45 >45 Total accidents <25 25-45 >45 Total
0 96 145 287 528 0 96 145 287 528
1 64 67 62 193 1 64 67 62 193
>1 20 8 26 54 >1 20 8 26 54
Total 180 220 375 775 Total 180 220 385 785
C) D)
Numberof Age Numberof Age
accidents <25 25-45 >45 Total accidents <25 25-45 >45 Total
0 96 145 287 528 0 96 145 287 500
1 64 67 62 225 1 64 67 62 193
>1 20 8 26 54 >1 20 8 26 54
Total 180 220 375 775 Total 180 215 375 770
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Opinion
Party Approve Disapprove NoOpinion
Republican 84 40 28
Democrat 100 48 36
Independent 20 32 12
FindtheexpectedfrequencyforthecellE2,2.Roundtothenearesttenthifnecessary.
A) 55.2 B) 45.6 C) 93.84 D) 34.96
5) Aresearcherwantstodeterminewhetherthenumberofminutesadultsspendonlineperdayisrelatedto
gender.Arandomsampleof315adultswasselectedandtheresultsareshownbelow.Findtheexpected
frequencyforthecellE2,2todetermineifthereisenoughevidencetoconcludethatthenumberofminutes
spentonlineperdayisrelatedtogender.Roundtothenearesttenthifnecessary.
Minutesspentonlineperday
Gender 0-30 30-60 60-90 90+
Male 23 35 76 46
Female 31 42 46 16
A) 33 B) 52.3 C) 44 D) 69.7
6) Amedicalresearcherisinterestedindeterminingifthereisarelationshipbetweenadultsover50whowalk
regularlyandlow,moderate,andhighbloodpressure.Arandomsampleof236adultsover50isselectedand
theresultsaregivenbelow.FindtheexpectedfrequencyE2,2totesttheclaimthatwalkingandlow,moderate,
andhighbloodpressurearenotrelated.Roundtothenearesttenthifnecessary.
7) Asportsresearcherisinterestedindeterminingifthereisarelationshipbetweenthenumberofhometeamand
visitingteamwinsanddifferentsports.Arandomsampleof526gamesisselectedandtheresultsaregiven
below.FindtheexpectedfrequencyforE2,2totesttheclaimthatthenumberofhometeamandvisitingteam
winsareindependentofthesport.Roundtothenearesttenthifnecessary.
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MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Thecontingencytablebelowshowstheresultsofarandomsampleof200staterepresentativesthatwas
conductedtoseewhethertheiropinionsonabillarerelatedtotheirpartyaffiliation.
Opinion
Party Approve Disapprove NoOpinion
Republican 42 20 14
Democrat 50 24 18
Independent 10 16 6
2
Findthecriticalvalue 0 ,totesttheclaimofindependenceusing=0.05.
2) Thecontingencytablebelowshowstheresultsofarandomsampleof200staterepresentativesthatwas
conductedtoseewhethertheiropinionsonabillarerelatedtotheirpartyaffiliation.
Opinion
Party Approve Disapprove NoOpinion
Republican 42 20 14
Democrat 50 24 18
Independent 10 16 6
Findthechi-squareteststatistic, 2 ,totesttheclaimofindependence.
A) 8.030 B) 11.765 C) 7.662 D) 9.483
3) Aresearcherwantstodeterminewhetherthenumberofminutesadultsspendonlineperdayisrelatedto
gender.Arandomsampleof315adultswasselectedandtheresultsareshownbelow.Findthecriticalvalue
2
0 todetermineifthereisenoughevidencetoconcludethatthenumberofminutesspentonlineperdayis
relatedtogender.Use=0.05.
Minutesspentonlineperday
Gender 0-30 30-60 60-90 90+
Male 25 35 75 45
Female 30 45 45 15
A) 7.815 B) 9.348 C) 11.345 D) 6.251
4) Aresearcherwantstodeterminewhetherthenumberofminutesadultsspendonlineperdayisrelatedto
gender.Arandomsampleof315adultswasselectedandtheresultsareshownbelow.Calculatethechi -square
teststatistic 2 todetermineifthereisenoughevidencetoconcludethatthenumberofminutesspentonline
perdayisrelatedtogender.
Minutesspentonlineperday
Gender 0-30 30-60 60-90 90+
Male 25 35 75 45
Female 30 45 45 15
A) 18.146 B) 19.874 C) 20.912 D) 21.231
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highbloodpressurearenotrelated.Use=0.01.
6) Amedicalresearcherisinterestedindeterminingifthereisarelationshipbetweenadultsover50whowalk
regularlyandlow,moderate,andhighbloodpressure.Arandomsampleof236adultsover50isselectedand
theresultsaregivenbelow.Calculatethechi-squareteststatistic 2 totesttheclaimthatwalkingandlow,
moderate,andhighbloodpressurearenotrelated.
7) Asportsresearcherisinterestedindeterminingifthereisarelationshipbetweenthenumberofhometeamand
visitingteamwinsanddifferentsports.Arandomsampleof526gamesisselectedandtheresultsaregiven
2
below.Findthecriticalvalue 0 totesttheclaimthatthenumberofhometeamandvisitingteamwinsis
independentofthesport.Use=0.01.
8) Asportsresearcherisinterestedindeterminingifthereisarelationshipbetweenthetypeofsportandtypeof
teamwinning(hometeamversusvisitingteam).Arandomsampleof526gamesisselectedandtheresultsare
givenbelow.Calculatethechi-squareteststatistic 2 totesttheclaimthatthetypeofteamwinningis
independentofthesport.
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Performtheindicatedhypothesistest.Besuretodothefollowing:identifytheclaimandstatethenullandalternative
hypotheses.Determinethecriticalvalue.Calculatetheteststatistic.Decidetorejectortofailtorejectthenull
hypothesisandinterpretthedecisioninthecontextoftheoriginalclaim.
9) Thecontingencytablebelowshowsthepartyandopinionsonabillofarandomsampleof200state
representatives.
Party Opinion
Approve Disapprove NoOpinion
Republican 42 20 14
Democrat 50 24 18
Independent 10 16 6
Testtheclaimthatopinionsonthebillaredependentonpartyaffiliation.Use =0.05.
10) Aresearcherisinterestedindeterminingifthereisarelationshipbetweenexerciseandbloodpressurefor
adultsover50.Arandomsampleof236adultsover50isselectedandtheresultsaregivenbelow.
BloodPressure
Low Moderate High
Exercise
Walkers 35 62 25
Non-walkers 21 65 28
Testtheclaimthatwalkingandbloodpressureareindependent.Use =0.01.
11) Aresearcherwantstodeterminewhetherthetimespentonlineperdayisrelatedtogender.Arandomsample
of315adultswasselectedandtheresultsareshownbelow.
Gender Timespentonlineperday(minutes)
0-30 30-60 60-90 90+
Male 25 35 75 45
Female 30 45 45 15
Testthehypothesisthatthetimespentonlineperdayisrelatedtogender.Use =0.05.
12) Asportsresearcherisinterestedindeterminingifthereisarelationshipbetweenthetypeofsportandtypeof
teamwinning(hometeamversusvisitingteam).Arandomsampleof526gamesisselectedandtheresultsare
givenbelow.
Testtheclaimthatthetypeofteamwinningisindependentofthetypeofsport. Use=0.01.
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Testtheclaimthatpreferredmusictypeisdependentonage.Use =0.05.
3 PerformaHomogeneityofProportionsTest
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
Performahomogeneityofproportionstesttotestwhetherthepopulationproportionsareequal.Thehypothesestobe
testedare:
H0 :Theproportionsareequal
Ha :Atleastoneoftheproportionsisdifferentfromtheothers.
1) Randomsamplesof400menand400womenwereobtainedandparticipantswereaskedwhetherthey
plannedtovoteinthenextelection.Theresultsarelistedbelow.Performahomogeneityofproportionstestto
testtheclaimthattheproportionofmenwhoplantovoteinthenextelectionisthesameastheproportionof
womenwhoplantovote.Use=0.05.
Men Women
Plantovote 230 255
Donotplantovote 170 145
2) Arandomsampleof100studentsfrom5differentcollegeswasrandomlyselected,andthenumberwhosmoke
wasrecorded.Theresultsarelistedbelow.Performahomogeneityofproportionstesttotesttheclaimthatthe
proportionofstudentswhosmokeisthesameinall5colleges.Use =0.01.
Colleges
1 2 3 4 5
Smoker 18 25 12 33 22
Nonsmoker 82 75 88 67 78
10.3 ComparingTwoVariances
1 FindtheCriticalF-Value
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) FindthecriticalvalueF0 foratwo-tailedtestusing = 0.05,d.f.N = 5,andd.f.D =10.
A) 4.24 B) 4.07 C) 4.47 D) 6.62
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thatarenormal.Thesamplestatisticsaregivenbelow.Use=0.05.
n 1 =25 n 2 =30
2 2
s 1 =3.61 s 2 =2.25
2 2
6) FindthecriticalvalueF0 totesttheclaimthat 1 = 2 .Twosamplesarerandomlyselectedfrompopulations
thatarenormal.Thesamplestatisticsaregivenbelow.Use=0.02.
n 1 =13 n 2 =12
2 2
s 1 =7.84 s 2 =6.25
2 2
7) FindthecriticalvalueF0 totesttheclaimthat 1 > 2 .Twosamplesarerandomlyselectedfrompopulations
thatarenormal.Thesamplestatisticsaregivenbelow.Use=0.01.
n 1 =16 n 2 =13
2 2
s 1 =1600 s 2 =625
2 2
8) FindthecriticalvalueF0 totesttheclaimthat 1 2 .Twosamplesarerandomlyselectedfrompopulations
thatarenormal.Thesamplestatisticsaregivenbelow.Use=0.05.
n 1 =16 n 2 =15
2 2
s 1 =8.41 s 2 =7.84
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thatarenormal.Thesamplestatisticsaregivenbelow.Use=0.02.
n 1 =11 n 2 =18
2 2
s 1 =0.578 s 2 =0.260
2 TestaClaimAbouttheDifferencesBetweenTwoPopulationVariances
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
2 2
1) CalculatetheteststatisticFtotesttheclaimthat 1 = 2 .Twosamplesarerandomlyselectedfrom
populationsthatarenormal.Thesamplestatisticsaregivenbelow.
n 1 =25 n 2 =30
2 2
s 1 =6.498 s 2 =4.05
2 2
2) CalculatetheteststatisticFtotesttheclaimthat 1 = 2 .Twosamplesarerandomlyselectedfrom
populationsthatarenormal.Thesamplestatisticsaregivenbelow.
n 1 =13 n 2 =12
2 2
s 1 =17.248 s 2 =13.75
2 2
3) CalculatetheteststatisticFtotesttheclaimthat 1 2 .Twosamplesarerandomlyselectedfrom
populationsthatarenormal.Thesamplestatisticsaregivenbelow.
n 1 =13 n 2 =12
2 2
s 1 =35.224 s 2 =28.083
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populationsthatarenormal.Thesamplestatisticsaregivenbelow.
n 1 =16 n 2 =13
2 2
s 1 =4800 s 2 =1875
2 2
5) CalculatetheteststatisticFtotesttheclaimthat 1 2 .Twosamplesarerandomlyselectedfrom
populationsthatarenormal.Thesamplestatisticsaregivenbelow.
n 1 =16 n 2 =15
2 2
s 1 =12.615 s 2 =11.76
2 2
6) CalculatetheteststatisticFtotesttheclaimthat 1 2 .Twosamplesarerandomlyselectedfrom
populationsthatarenormal.Thesamplestatisticsaregivenbelow.
n 1 =11 n 2 =18
2 2
s 1 =1.156 s 2 =0.52
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
Performtheindicatedhypothesistest.Besuretodothefollowing:identifytheclaimandstatethenullandalternative
hypotheses.Determinethecriticalvalueandrejectionregion.Calculatetheteststatistic.Decidetorejectortofailto
rejectthenullhypothesisandinterpretthedecisioninthecontextoftheoriginalclaim.Assumethatthesamplesare
independentandthateachpopulationhasanormaldistribution.
2 2
7) Testtheclaimthat 1 = 2 .Twosamplesarerandomlyselectedfrompopulationsthatarenormal.The
samplestatisticsaregivenbelow.Use=0.05.
n 1 =25 n 2 =30
2 2
s 1 =5.776 s 2 =3.6
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samplestatisticsaregivenbelow.Use=0.02.
n 1 =13 n 2 =12
2 2
s 1 =10.976 s 2 =8.75
2 2
9) Testtheclaimthat 1 > 2 .Twosamplesarerandomlyselectedfrompopulationsthatarenormal.The
samplestatisticsaregivenbelow.Use=0.01.
n 1 =16 n 2 =13
2 2
s 1 =3200 s 2 =1250
2 2
10) Testtheclaimthat 1 2 .Twosamplesarerandomlyselectedfrompopulationsthatarenormal.The
samplestatisticsaregivenbelow.Use=0.05.
n 1 =16 n 2 =15
2 2
s 1 =21.866 s 2 =20.384
2 2
11) Testtheclaimthat 1 2 .Twosamplesarerandomlyselectedfrompopulationsthatarenormal.The
samplestatisticsaregivenbelow.Use=0.02.
n 1 =11 n 2 =18
2 2
s 1 =2.89 s 2 =1.3
12) Alocalbankhasthereputationofhavingavarianceinwaitingtimesaslowasthatofanybankinthearea.A
competitorbankintheareachecksthewaitingtimeatbothbanksandclaimsthatitsvarianceofwaitingtimes
islowerthanatthelocalbank.Thesamplestatisticsarelistedbelow.Testthecompetitorsclaim.Use =0.05.
LocalBank CompetitorBank
n 1 =13 n 2 =16
s1 =1.69minutes s2 =1.43minutes
13) Astudywasconductedtodetermineifthevariancesofelementaryschoolteachersalariesfromtwo
neighboringdistrictswereequal.Asampleof25teachersfromeachdistrictwasselected.Thefirstdistricthad
astandarddeviationofs1 =$4830,andtheseconddistricthadastandarddeviation s2 =$4410.Testtheclaim
thatthevariancesofthesalariesfrombothdistrictsareequal.Use=0.05
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15) Theweightsofarandomsampleof121womenbetweentheagesof25and34hadastandarddeviationof 28
pounds.Theweightsof121womenbetweentheagesof55and64hadastandarddeviation 21pounds.Test
theclaimthattheolderwomenarefromapopulationwithastandarddeviationlessthanthatforwomenin
the25to34agegroup.Use=0.05.
16) Atacollege,61femalestudentswererandomlyselectedanditwasfoundthattheirmonthlyincomehada
standarddeviationof$218.70.For121malestudents,thestandarddeviationwas $303.66.Testtheclaimthat
varianceofmonthlyincomesishigherformalestudentsthanitisforfemalestudents.Use =0.01.
17) Amedicalresearchersuspectsthatthevarianceofthepulserateofsmokersishigherthanthevarianceofthe
pulserateofnon-smokers.Usethesamplestatisticsbelowtotesttheresearcherssuspicion.Use
=0.05.
Smokers Non-smokers
n 1 =61 n 2 =121
s1 =7.8 s2 =5.3
18) Astatisticsteacherbelievesthatthevarianceoftestscoresofstudentsinhereveningstatisticsclassislower
thanthevarianceoftestscoresofstudentsinherdayclass.Theresultsofanexam,giventothedayand
eveningstudents,areshownbelow.Cantheteacherconcludethatthescoresofeveningstudentshavealower
variance?Use=0.01.
DayStudents EveningStudents
n 1 =31 n 2 =41
s1 =9.8 s2 =5.3
19) Astatisticsteacherwantstoseewhetherthereisasignificantdifferencebetweenthevarianceoftheagesofday
studentsandthevarianceoftheagesofnightstudents.Arandomsampleof31studentsisselectedfromeach
group.Thedataaregivenbelow.Testtheclaimthatthereisnodifferencebetweenthevariancesofthetwo
groups.
Use=0.05.
DayStudents
2224242319192322182121
1818252924232222212020
202717191821202326
EveningStudents
1823252321212324273134
2020231925242723202021
252423282019232420
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LocalBank CompetitorBank
n 1 =41 n 2 =61
s1 =2minutes s2 =1.1minutes
3 FindtheCriticalF-valueforaLeft-tailedTest
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Findtheleft-tailedandright-tailedcriticalF-valuesforatwo-tailedtest.Let =0.02,d.f.N=7,and
d.f.D=5.
2) Findtheleft-tailedandright-tailedcriticalF-valuesforatwo-tailedtest.Usethesamplestatisticsbelow.Let
=0.05.
n 1 =5 n 2 =6
2 2
s 1 =5.8 s 2 =2.7
4 ConstructtheIndicatedConfidenceInterval
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) Theweightsofarandomsampleof25womenbetweentheagesof25and34hadastandarddeviationof28
pounds.Theweightsofarandomsampleof41womenbetweentheagesof55and64hadastandard
1 2
deviationof21pounds.Constructa95%confidenceintervalfor ,where1 2 and2 2 arethevariancesof
2 2
theweightsofwomenbetweentheages25and34andtheweightsofwomenbetweentheagesof55and64
respectively.
10.4 AnalysisofVariance
1 PerformaOne-WayANOVATest
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Provideanappropriateresponse.
1) FindthecriticalF0 -valuetotesttheclaimthatthepopulationshavethesamemean.Use=0.05.
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3) Amedicalresearcherwishestotrythreedifferenttechniquestolowerbloodpressureofpatientswithhigh
bloodpressure.Thesubjectsarerandomlyselectedandassignedtooneofthreegroups.Group1isgiven
medication,Group2isgivenanexerciseprogram,andGroup3isassignedadietprogram.Attheendofsix
weeks,eachsubjectsbloodpressureisrecorded.Findthecriticalvalue F0 totesttheclaimthatthereisno
differenceamongthemeans.Use=0.05.
4) Amedicalresearcherwishestotrythreedifferenttechniquestolowerbloodpressureofpatientswithhigh
bloodpressure.Thesubjectsarerandomlyselectedandassignedtooneofthreegroups.Group1isgiven
medication,Group2isgivenanexerciseprogram,andGroup3isassignedadietprogram.Attheendofsix
weeks,eachsubjectsbloodpressureisrecorded.FindtheteststatisticFtotesttheclaimthatthereisno
differenceamongthemeans.
5) Fourdifferenttypesoffertilizersareusedonraspberryplants.Thenumberofraspberriesoneachrandomly
selectedplantisgivenbelow.FindthecriticalvalueF0 totesttheclaimthatthetypeoffertilizermakesno
differenceinthemeannumberofraspberriesperplant.Use=0.01.
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7) Aresearcherwishestodeterminewhetherthereisadifferenceintheaverageageofelementaryschool,high
school,andcommunitycollegeteachers.Teachersarerandomlyselected.Theiragesarerecordedbelow.Find
thecriticalvalueF0 totesttheclaimthatthereisnodifferenceintheaverageageofeachgroup.Use =0.01.
8) Aresearcherwishestodeterminewhetherthereisadifferenceintheaverageageofelementaryschool,high
school,andcommunitycollegeteachers.Teachersarerandomlyselected.Theiragesarerecordedbelow.Find
theteststatisticFtotesttheclaimthatthereisnodifferenceintheaverageageofeachgroup.
SHORTANSWER.Writethewordorphrasethatbestcompleteseachstatementoranswersthequestion.
Performtheindicatedone-wayANOVAtest.Besuretodothefollowing:identifytheclaimandstatethenulland
alternativehypotheses.Determinethecriticalvalueandrejectionregion.CalculatetheteststatisticF.Decidetoreject
ortofailtorejectthenullhypothesisandinterpretthedecisioninthecontextoftheoriginalclaim.Assumethateach
populationisnormallydistributedandthatthepopulationvariancesareequal.
9) Testtheclaimthatthepopulationshavethesamemean.Use = 0.05.
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11) Fourdifferenttypesoffertilizersareusedonraspberryplants.Thenumberofraspberriesoneachrandomly
selectedplantisgivenbelow.Testtheclaimthatthetypeoffertilizermakesnodifferenceinthemeannumber
ofraspberriesperplant.Use=0.01.
12) Aresearcherwishestodeterminewhetherthereisadifferenceintheaverageageofelementaryschool,high
school,andcommunitycollegeteachers.Teachersarerandomlyselectedfromeachgroup.Theiragesare
recordedbelow.Testtheclaimthatatleastonemeanisdifferentfromtheothers.Use =0.01.
13) Thegradepointaveragesofstudentsparticipatinginsportsatalocalcollegearetobecompared.Thedataare
listedbelow.Testtheclaimthatatleastonegrouphasadifferentmean. Use=0.05.
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15) Arealtorwishestocomparethesquarefootageofhousesofsimilarpricesin4differentcities.Thedataare
listedbelow.Cantherealtorconcludethatthemeansquarefootageisthesameinallfourcities?Use =0.01.
16) Amedicalresearcherwishestotrythreedifferenttechniquestolowerbloodpressureofpatientswithhigh
blood-pressure.Thesubjectsarerandomlyselectedandrandomlyassignedtooneofthreegroups.Group1is
givenmedication,Group2isgivenanexerciseprogram,andGroup3isassignedadietprogram.Attheendof
sixweeks,eachsubjectsbloodpressureisrecorded.PerformaScheffeTesttodeterminewhichmeanshavea
significancedifference.Use=0.05.
17) Fourdifferenttypesoffertilizersareusedonraspberryplants.Thenumberofraspberriesoneachrandomly
selectedplantisgivenbelow.PerformaScheffeTesttodeterminewhichmeanshaveasignificancedifference.
Use=0.01.
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