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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO- KIDAPAWAN CITY CAMPUS

Sudapin, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato
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Name: ________________________________________________Date: 12/10/2020 c
Name of Program/Year/Section: _________________________A.Y.: 2020-21 Sem.: 1st o
Prepared by: CAMANO, MP./PARILLO, GM./PAUNON, D./PAYLANGCO, CLB. r
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FINAL EXAMINATION
Stat 213: Applied Statistics

Direction: Read the questions very carefully. Answer by shading the letter of your choice in each item.
Should you wish to change your answer, put a big X mark on your previous answer, then, put your
initial signature next to it, and then shade a new one. (2 points each)
1. It is an objective method of making decisions or inferences from sample data (evidence).

A. hypothesis testing C. t-test

B. Pearson correlation test D. z-test

2. It is a measure of the strength of a linear association between two variables.

A. hypothesis testing C. t-test

B. Pearson correlation test D. z-test

3. It is a type of inferential statistic used to determine if there is a significant difference between the
means of two groups, which may be related in certain features.

A. hypothesis testing C. t-test

B. Pearson correlation test D. z-test

4. Suppose that in a recent medical study, 76 subjects were placed on a low-diet fat. After 12 months,
their sample mean weight loss was 2.2 kilograms, with a sample standard deviation of 6.1 kilograms.
Can we conclude that mean weight loss is greater than 0? State the relevant null and alternative
hypotheses.

A. H O : μ=0; H A : μ> 0 C. H O : μ=0; H A : μ ≠ 0

B. H O : μ=0; H A : μ< 0 D. None of the options

5. A manufacturer claims that the average lifetime of his lightbulbs is 3 years or 36 months. The
standard deviation is 8 months. Fifty bulbs are selected, and the average lifetime is found to be 32
months. What should be the relevant null and alternative hypotheses?

A. H O : μ=36 ; H A : μ>36 C. H O : μ=36 ; H A : μ ≠ 36

B. H O : μ=36 ; H A : μ<36 D. None of the options

6. A test on car breaking reaction times for men between 18 and 30 years old have produced a mean
and standard deviation of 0.610 sec and 0.123 sec, respectively. When 40 male drivers of this age
group were randomly selected and tested for their breaking reaction times, a mean of 0.587 second
came out. The claim of the driving instructor is that his graduates had faster reaction times. What
should be the relevant null and alternative hypotheses?

A. H O : μ=0.610; H A : μ> 0.610 C. H O : μ=0.610; H A : μ ≠ 0.610

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B. H O : μ=0.610; H A : μ< 0.610 D. None of the options
7. A diet clinic states that there is an average loss of 24 pounds for those who stay on the program for
20 weeks. The standard deviation is 5 pounds. The clinic tries a new diet reducing salt intake to see
whether that strategy will produce greater weight loss. A group of 40 volunteers loses an average of
16.3 pounds each over 20 weeks. What should be the relevant null and alternative hypotheses?

A. H O : μ=24 ; H A :μ >24 C. H O : μ=24 ; H A :μ ≠ 24

B. H O : μ=24 ; H A :μ <24 D. None of the options

8. In order to increase customer service, a muffler repair shop claims its mechanics can replace a
muffler in 12 minutes. A time management specialist selected six repair jobs and found their mean
time to be 11,6 minutes. The standard deviation of the sample was 2.1 minutes. What should be the
relevant null and alternative hypotheses?

A. H O : μ=12 ; H A : μ>12 C. H O : μ=12 ; H A : μ ≠12

B. H O : μ=12 ; H A : μ<12 D. None of the options

PROBLEM SOLVING

9 – 13. Nine students held their breath, once after breathing normally and relaxing for one minute, and
once after hyperventilating for one minute. The table indicates how long (in sec) they were able to hold
their breath. Calculate for the Pearson r. (10 points)

Subject Normal (X) Hyperventilate (Y)

1 56 87

2 56 91

3 65 85

4 65 91

5 50 75

6 25 28

7 87 122

8 44 66

9 35 58

A. r =0.6926 C. r =0.8266
B. r =0.7692 D. r =0.9662

14 – 17. A random sample of 25 observations taken from a population that is normally distributed
produced a sample mean X of 58.5 and a standard deviation s of 7.5. The hypotheses are H 0 :μ=55
and H A : μ ≠55 . Calculate for the t-value. (8 points)

A. t=2.333 C. t=4.333
B. t=3.333 D. t=5.333
18. At a=0.01, what should be the decision in the previous problem? (2 points)

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A. Accept H 0, reject H A . C. Neither accept nor reject H 0.

B. Reject H 0. accept H A . D. None of the above.

19 – 30. Use Microsoft Excel for computing the following problem. A nutritionist wants to determine if
there is a relationship between the number of hours a person exercises each week and the amount of
milk (in ounces) each person consumes per week. The data is below. To submit, send a screenshot of
the final output or the Excel file.

Subject Hours (X) Amount of Milk (Y)

1 3 48

2 0 8

3 2 32

4 5 64

5 8 10

6 5 32

7 10 56

8 2 72

9 1 48

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