STA408

October 2020 – Februari 2021

ASSESSMENT 2
Name : __________________________________________________ 30
UiTM No. : _____________________________
Group : _____________________________

Question Marks CLO2

T1b Q1 17
Q2 Q2a,b 13

QUESTION 1

The lifetime of the battery from brand P and brand Q is studied. A random sample of 10 batteries
is selected from each brand and the battery lifetime (hours) are as follows:

P 21, 20, 24, 27, 16, 25, 20, 19, 18, 23

Q 20, 21, 20, 18, 19, 25, 22, 20, 22, 18

i) Calculate the point estimates for the population mean and variance for the lifetime of the battery
from brand P and Q.
(4 marks)

ii) What are the qualities of a good estimator?

(3 marks)

iii) Construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean lifetime of the battery from brand Q. Based
on the result, can we conclude that the lifetime of the battery is more than 23 hours?
(4 marks)

iv) Assuming that the variances of the battery lifetime from these two brands are equal, construct
a 95% confidence interval for the difference between the mean battery lifetime of brand P and Q.
Based on the results, are the means equal? Interpret.
(6 marks)

Question 2a

Twelve cars were equipped with radial tires and driven over a test course. Then the same 12 cars
(with the same drivers) were equipped with regular belted tires and driven over the same course.
After each run, the cars’ gas economy (in km/l) was measured. The following table shows the
result.

Gas eco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Radial 4.2 4.7 6.6 7.0 6.7 4.5 5.7 6.0 7.4 4.9 6.1 5.2
Belted 4.1 4.9 6.2 6.9 6.8 4.4 5.7 5.8 6.9 4.7 6.0 4.9

Based on Minitab output below, answer the following question. Assume the data are normally
distributed.
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October 2020 – Februari 2021

Paired T-Test and CI: Radial, Belted

Paired T for Radial - Belted

N Mean StDev SE Mean

Radial 12 5.75 1.050 0.303
Belted 12 5.61 0.987 0.285
Difference 12 0.14 0.198 0.057

i) Show that the mean difference between radial and belted tires is 0.14 by using the data
given.
ii) Find a 95% CI for the mean difference in gas economy between radial tires and belted tires.
Interpret the result.
iii) Based on result in (ii), can we conclude that the radial tires produce better fuel economy?
(7 marks)

Question 2b

The quality department of industry requires that the thickness of steel bolts produced should have
a standard deviation less than 1.0 mm. A random sample consisting 10 steel bolts were measure
and the following output Minitab was produced.

Test and CI for One Variance:

Null hypothesis Sigma = 1.0

Alternative hypothesis Sigma < 1.0

The chi-square method is only for the normal distribution.

Statistics
N StDev Variance
10 0.335 0.112

(i) Construct a 99% confidence interval to estimate the standard deviation for the thickness of
steel bolts. Interpret the result.
(ii) Based on (i), does the interval indicate that the industry is able to produce steel bolts with
standard deviation of less than 1.0 mm? Explain your answer.
(6 marks)

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