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Large sample single mean test

1.A brochure inviting subscriptions for a new diet program states that the participants are expected
to lose over 22 pounds in five weeks. Suppose that, from the data of the five-week weight losses of
56 participants, the sample mean and sample standard deviation are found to be 23.5 and 10.2,
respectively. Could the statement in the brochure be substantiated on the basis of these findings?
Test at the α = .05 level.

To solve this problem, we first need to formulate the null and alternative hypotheses for this test:

H0 : µ ≤ 22 H1 : µ > 22. Since H1 is one-tailed to the right, our critical region must lie in the right
tail of our sampling distribution. Using our statistics tables, we see that the interval to the right of

z = 1.645 corresponds to a critical region of size .05.

Now we simply calculate the test statistic: z = 23.5 − 22 /(10.2/ √ 56 )= 1.10.

Since 1.10 is outside of our critical region, we fail to reject the null hypothesis and cannot
substantiate the brochure’s claim based on these results.

Two different types of injection-molding machines

are used to form plastic parts. A part is considered defective
if it has excessive shrinkage or is discolored. Two random
samples, each of size 300, are selected, and 15 defective
parts are found in the sample from machine 1 while 8 defective
parts are found in the sample from machine 2. Is it reasonable
to conclude that both machines produce the same
fraction of defective parts, using _ _ 0.05? Find the P-value
for this test.

65. A random sample of 500 adult residents of Maricopa

County found that 385 were in favor of increasing the highway
speed limit to 75 mph, while another sample of 400 adult
residents of Pima County found that 267 were in favor of the
increased speed limit. Do these data indicate that there is a difference
in the support for increasing the speed limit between
the residents of the two counties? Use _ _ 0.05. What is the
P-value for this test?
10-66. Construct a 95% confidence interval on the difference
in the two fractions defective for Exercise 10-61.
10-67. Construct a 95% confidence interval on the difference
in the two proportions for Exercise 10-65. Provide a
practical interpretation of this interval.