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Test 9A. AP Statistics Name: Angwiv> Part 1: Multiple Choice. Circle the leter corresponding to the best answer. 1. Ina test of Ho: p= 0.7 against He: p # 0.7, a sample of size 80 produces z= 0.8 for the value of the test statistic, Which of the following is closest to the P-value of the test? aot Ut 2- table }0.4238 = a © 0.4681 P(22-0.8) = 0.798! (©) 0.7881 Raut 2: (1-0 9880 ; 2. An opinion poll asks a simple random sample of 100 college seniors how they view their job prospects. In all, 53 say “good.” Does the poll give convincing evidence to conclude that more then half ofall seniors think their job prospects are good? If p = the proportion of all college seniors who say their job prospects are good, what are the the hypotheses for a test to answer this question? He: p= 0.3, Hai p > 0.5. (6) Hy: p> 0.5, He: p= 05. (©) Ho: p=0.5, Hep # 0.5 (d) Hp: p= 0.5, Ha: p< 0.5. (©) Ho: p# 0.5, He: p> 0.5. 3. Ina test of Ho: = 100 against He: 1 # 100, a sample of size 10 produces a sample mean of 103 and a P-value of 0.08. Which of the following is true at the 0.05 level of significance? (2) There is sufficient evidence to conclude that ys # 100. of (b) There is sufficient evidence to conclude that = 100. P-value, re = (©) There is insufficient evidence to conclude that 4 ~ 100. $2 Nacerph” nutt @ There is insufficient evidence to conclude that 7 #100. (¢) There is sufficient evidence to conclude that 4 > 103. 4, Which of the following is nof a required condition for performing a /-test about an unknown, population mean p: ? Ont Ku © (a) The data can be viewed as a simple random sample from the population of interest. @© The population standard deviation ois known. (©) The population distribution is Normal or the sample size is large (say > 30). (d) The data represent n independent observations. (@) All four of the above ate required conditions. © 2011 BEW Publishers ‘The Practice of Statistics, /e- Chapter 9 a1 go? 5. An appropriate 95% confidence interval for has been calculated as (—0.73, 1.92) based on n= 15 observations from a population with a Normal distribution. If we wish to use this confidence interval to test the hypothesis He 0 against He: « # 0, which ofthe following is a legitimate conclusion? 4wis is Mm Ye em fidence (@) Reject Ho at the = 0.05 level of significance. MHL © Fail to reject Hy at the @ = 0.05 level of significance. (©) Reject Hp at the a = 0.10 level of significance. (d) Fail to reject Hp at the @ = 0.10 level of significance. (e) We cannot perform the required test since we do not know the value of the test statistic. 6. Which of the following increases the power of a significance test? (@ Using a two-tailed test instead of a one-tailed test. (©) Decreasing the size of your sample. (©) Finding a way to increase the population standard deviation o. @ Increasing the significance evel a. ov (VitAtase. VV (©) Perform the test many times using the same data, 7. The infamous logist, Dr. Visegrips, claims that his secret sleep tapes cause people to become better at basic algebra “All you have to do,” the doctor explains, “is listen to my tapes while you sleep at night, and you'll be better at algebra in two months” A math teacher ata local high school has expressed interest but demands evidence. Five people are randomly selected from students at the school. They take an algebra skills test, listen to Dr. Visegrips’ tape for two months while they sleep, and then take a second test. ‘The test seores are as follows: “Test scores Person TK B Cc D E Pre-test, 68 o 74 7 ice Post-test_ 70 8 75 2 i Which of the following conditions must be met in order to use a procedure on these pained data? (a) The distribution of both pre-test scores and post-test scores must be approximately ‘Normal. (b) The distribution of pre-test scores and the distribution of differences (after ~ before) must be approximately Normal (©) Only the distribution of pre-test scores must be approximately Normal. @ Only the distribution of differences (after — before) must be approximately Normal, (© All three distributions—before, after, and the difference —must be approximately Normal. 432 ‘Tho Practice of Statistics, 4/e- Chapter 9 (©2011 BFW Publishers 8, Bags of a certain brand of tortilla chips claim to have a net weight of 14 ounces. Net weights actually vary slightly from bag to bag and are Normally distributed with mean 2. A representative of a consumer advocacy group wishes to see if there is any evidence that the mean net weight is less than advertised and so intends to test the hypotheses Hy:H=14 Type I+ Agyece null Wun H,:p12, where s1= the mean amount of vitamin C (in. ‘mg per serving) in beans frozen using the new method. You calculate that the power of the test against the altemative H, :1=13.5 is 0.75. Which of the following is the best interpretation of this value? (@) The complement of the probability of making a Type I error. (b) The probability of concluding that the true mean is 12 mg/serving when mp/serving. (© The probability of concluding that the true mean is higher than 12 mg/serving when it is actually 12 mg/serving, (@) The probability of concluding that the true mean is 13.5 mg/serving when it actually 12 mp/serving. yThe probability of concluding that the true mean is higher than 12 mg/serving when itis actually 13.5 mg/serving. actually 13.5 (© 2011 BEW Publishers ‘The Practice of Statisties, 4/e- Chapter 9 43 Part 2: Free Response Show all your work. Indicate clearly the methods you use, because you will be graded on the correciness of your methods as well as on the accuracy and completeness of your results and explanations 11. Economists often track employment trends by measuring the proportion of people who are “underemployed,” meaning they are either unemployed or would like to work full time but are only working part-time, In the summer of 2010, 18.5% of Americans were “underemployed.” ‘The mayor of Thicksburg wants to show the voters that the situation is not as bad in his town as itis in the rest of the country. His staf takes a simple random sample of 300 Thicksburg residents and finds that 48 of them are underemployed. (a) Do the data give convincing evidence that the proportion of underemployed in Thicksburg is lower than elsewhere in the country? Support your answer with a significance test. Wo ¢ pe o.a¥s pe twu proported of “Thiveksieu- \ 20,85 vesidents who ae. Un dee cap loyed ott 120.08 Ve sami atust foe proportions TF fovehtions aur met Rawdom- S25 ladepematnt nto - 000 < PoP of —Theksitd Namal = wPzip ny2to Seb (NE) Z io BUI ID SSS 71D 24S 210 6-2 cave = hI2 Prvalat > P(a <-hID) = O18) (b) Interpret the P-value from your test in the context of the problem. Pvame of DIZ Dot of oos sy we fal 19 VE(ecr Are WLU Mypottesis. We doit nave ary CUidenee Mat Says Te hut propery % grtatk~ Pree, 0.NTS~ Jp the te pwpovhow wy Atally, ORS, then yon WAVE @ BAI, Chance of jet & Sampl that hag Me go porhon of under suploy ea Modeints [55 Yan ow ‘The Practice of Statistics, A/e- Chapter 9 ©2011 BFW Publishers opual -b ONES. 434 12. When the manufacturing process is working properly, NeverReady batteries have lifetimes that follow a slightly right-skewed distribution with 4 = 7 hours. A quality control supervisor selecis a simple random sample of m batteries every hour and measures the lifetime of each If'she is convinced that the mean lifetime of all batteries produced that hour is less than 7 hours at the 5% significance level, then all those batteries are discarded. (a) Define the parameter of interest and state appropriate hypotheses for the quality control supervisor to test. Wo § (7 Mrs Wat A <7 mes = mtan Vibe of laatieity produced by thas manu ta chiety puss. () Since testing the lifetime of a battery requires draining the battery completely, the supervisor wants to sample as few batteries as possible from cach hour’s production. She considering a sample size of n = 4. Explain why this sample size may lead to problems in carrying out the significance test from (a). tw Sample is too Spall Br a poplayy~s. wet “y aduady- Ynoon A be vipat » Sleweed (c) Describe a Type I and a Type I error in this situation and the consequences of each. Type | = comclude tue nuan hhehme less than gis when 1 Avally a. Cowie uence ~ lund vet fro — batteri tg Type th tonctuce may Mpgehine ia Pas when vt 2 Maly Lees, lovee green ce - Sethi batiiia that dout meet poerr (d) The quality control officer is considering Bhanging the significance level of the test to giciver te ¥ of 1%. Discuss the impact this might have on error probabilities and the power of the test, li fe-spav, and describe the practical consequences of this change. UV pmb of Typed error wut 4 P04 of Type U gree pata nuans a b Power Tuy woulel nuaa g latte Chance of stling bad batinte, © 2011 BEW Publishers ‘The Practice of Stale, Ale: Chapter 9 35 2012 AP* STATISTICS FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS '. A recent report stated that less than 35 percent ofthe adult residents in a certain city will be able to pass a physical fitness test, Consequently, the city"s Recreation Department is trying to convince the City Council 10 fund more physical fitness programs. The council is facing budget constrains and i skeptical of the report, The ‘council will fund more physical fitness programs only ifthe Recreation Department can provide convincing ‘evidence thatthe report is true. ‘The Recreation Deparinent plans to collect data from a sample of 18S adult residents inthe city. A test of significance will be conducted at a significance level of a = 0.05 for the following hypotheses, Ho : p= 038 Hy: p <035, ‘where p is the proportion of adult residents inthe city who are able to pass the physical fitness test. (@) Desetibe what a Type If error would be in the context of the study, and also describe a consequence of ‘making tis type of error. (b) The Rectestion Department recruits 185 adult residents who volunteer to take the physical fitness test. The test is passed by 77 of the 185 volunteers, resulting in a p-value of 0.97 forthe hypotheses stated above. If it ‘was reasonable to conduct a test of significance for the hypotheses stale above using the data collected from the 185 volunteers, what would the p-value of 0.97 lead you to conclude? (©) Deseribe the primary flaw in the study described in part (6), ad explain why itis a concer. Type W devy ~ Cone cle your pao habsli ty of aclitts Avnet lanl pads tu ct ia 35% Wun }4 all y dower man 35% Come pence — tre Coincit wort fara the PrOprans spe erty would Corinne no have a smal proprio of bt Vuauteuts Yhan the Covwcit would Lhe, D prvalue 649 > x Sp ME WOU oail “to eect Ye neces hypotuess WE devit have any eldence taal suyyeo*s hat the peprbew of Bt vesalintk iy bss Yan 0, 25 OThis Study dt nor use 0 vandoyy Sampl and mstad Nad Subjects wlueker fy Yne shidy, The “lune Stoity,. os are probably mort phys cally #1 Pan ottee Asidltnts Wuta will bdo me poults and ourotiinnte Pie Dom Of Abmaliats Proporhon eats whe rig physi cally AY, 2006 AP* STATISTICS FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS (Form B) 4. The developers of a training program designed to improve manual dexterity claim that people who complete the 6-week program will increase their manual dexterity. A random sample of 12 people enrolled in the training, program was selected. A measure of each person’s dexterity on a scale from 1 (lowest) t0 9 (highest) was recorded just before the start of and just after the completion ofthe 6-week program. The data are shown in the table below. enon Before Program | AfierProgam | aly — Valtove, A 67 78 bl z Sa 59 os Cc 70 16 0.6 D 66 66 ° E 69 76 oF F 72 aT os Co 35 60 °, <= 2 iH 7 70 aoa Yyx 0.379 T 79 78. +o! ‘4 n I 39 64 oS ‘ 2 ss ee riiis ever L 65 65 ° yell (7 aT 3 ane ‘Can one conclude that the mean manual dexterity for people who have completed the 6-week training program thas significantly increased? Support your conclusion with appropriate statistical evidence. We’ 4450 Aas mean difference (agter- before) Wael, 70 wr dadeity Scores for tre population \- sample paved + 4eot fy Means Random= Yandom sample Pawel ~ A graph of te differents Shovs mo pbvons shuwies s or outhees \deponlet - taichments awe videgendeat of tach die 0.335 -0 4° “Say OF S54 P-value = tedf (3.54, 100, 1) ve = 0.0023 Snu Pvalue < « Twn we Aue We nult hyportess 00,0023 <00S and have widen tat supgeots tre nuan difference. v Srtake than 0

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