Republic of the Philippines

Polytechnic University of the Philippines

ENGINEERING DATA ANALYSIS

Quiz 3

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Directions: Follow the 6 steps procedure of hypothesis testing.

1. Tim is doing a research project involving pet preferences among students at his college. He took
random samples of 300 female and 250 male students. Each sample member responded to the survey
question If you could own only one pet, what kind would you choose? The possible responses were:
dog, cat, other pet, no pet. The results of the study is as follows:

Gender Dog Cat Other Pet No Pet

Female 120 132 18 30
Male 135 70 20 25

Does the gender of the students is associated to pet preference? Use a 1% level of significance.
(a) Step 1:

(b) Step 2:

(c) Step 3:
Specify the dependent and independent variable if needed, and check the assumptions.

(d) Step 4:

(e) Step 5:

(f) Step 6:
2. Some studies have shown that in the Philippines, men spend more than women buying gifts and cards
on Valentines Day. Suppose a researcher wants to test this hypothesis by randomly sampling nine
men and 10 women with comparable demographic characteristics from various large cities across the
Philippines to be in a study. Each study participant is asked to keep a log beginning one month before
Valentines Day and record all purchases made for Valentines Day during that one-month period. The
resulting data are shown below. Use these data and a 1% level of significance to test to determine if,
on average, men actually do spend significantly more than women on Valentines Day.

Men (in Peso) Female (in Peso)

10,748 12,598
14,361 4,553
9,019 5,635
12,553 8,062
7,070 4,637
8,300 4,434
12,963 7,521
15,422 6,848
9,380 8,582
12,611

(a) Step 1:

(b) Step 2:

(c) Step 3:
Specify the dependent and independent variable if needed, and check the assumptions.

(d) Step 4:

(e) Step 5:

(f) Step 6:

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3. A study is designed to test whether there is a difference in mean daily calcium intake in adults with
normal bone density, adults with osteopenia (a low bone density which may lead to osteoporosis)
and adults with osteoporosis. Adults 60 years of age with normal bone density, osteopenia and
osteoporosis are selected at random from hospital records and invited to participate in the study.
Each participant’s daily calcium intake is measured based on reported food intake and supplements.
The data are shown below.

Normal Bone Density Osteopenia Osteoporosis

1200 1000 890
1000 1,100 650
980 700 1,100
900 800 900
750 500 400
800 700 350

Is there a statistically significant difference in mean calcium intake in patients with normal bone
density as compared to patients with osteopenia and osteoporosis?

1. Step 1:

2. Step 2:

3. Step 3:
Specify the dependent and independent variable if needed, and check the assumptions.

4. Step 4:

5. Step 5:

6. Step 6:

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