LEGACION, Jhonvher A.

BSA 402
ASSIGNMENT #1_FINAL TERM
I. Give the correct null and alternative hypothesis of the following statements. Then
identify if the alternative hypothesis is directional or non-directional. (3 points each)

1. We want to test whether the mean GPA of students in San Pedro College of Business
Administration is equivalent to 2.0.
 �� : The mean GPA of students in San Pedro College of Business Administration is
equal to 2.0 or � = 2.0
 �� : The mean GPA of students in San Pedro College of Business Administration is not
equal to 2.0 or � ≠ 2.0
 Non-Directional
2. In an issue of U. S. News and World Report, an article on school standards stated that
about half of all students in France, Germany, and Israel take advanced placement exams
and a third pass. The same article stated that 6.6% of U.S. students take advanced
placement exams and 5.7% pass. Test if the percentage of U.S. students who take
advanced placement exams is more than 8.6%.
 �� : The percentage of U.S. students who take advanced placement exams is less than
or equal to 8.6% or � ≤ 8.6%
 �� : The percentage of U.S. students who take advanced placement exams is greater
than 8.6% or � > 8.6%
 Directional
3. Researchers want to test whether the average number of fast food meals eaten per week
by modern families is larger than it was in the 1990s, when it was 3.5. Suppose that they
know the population standard deviation is σ = 0.6, the sample size is 100, and the sample
mean was 7.3.
 �� : � = 3.5
 �� : � > 3.5
 Directional
4. Engineers in a bottle manufacturing facility want to see if the average width of the bottle
wall is less than 0.3 cm. To test this, they randomly sample 250 bottles and measure the
wall width. The sample average width is 0.999 cm. They also know from previous
experience that the standard deviation in wall widths for the population is 0.01 cm.
 �� : � ≥ 0.3 cm
 �� : � < 0.3 cm
 Directional
5. You are testing that the mean speed of your cable Internet connection is more than three
Megabits per second.
 �� : The mean speed of your cable Internet connection is less than or equal to 3
Megabits per second or � ≤ 3
 �� : The mean speed of your cable Internet connection is greater than 3 Megabits per
second or � > 3
 Directional

II. Given the statement of the problem below, fill in what is being asked below.
Statement of the problem: Is there a significant relationship between the respondent’s
physical fitness and mental health?
Relationship between the Respondents’ Level of Physical Fitness and their Mental Health
along Psychological Well-Being and Social Well-Being

Physical Fitness Pearson r p-value Interpretation

Psychological Well-Being -.091 .351 Not Significant

Social Well-Being .011 .911 Not Significant

*Significant @.05

1. What should be the null hypothesis for the given problem? (1 points)
 There is no significant relationship between the respondents physical fitness and
mental health.
2. Give the decision. (2 points)
 With a p-value of .351 which is greater than the level of significance .05.
 With a p-value of .911 which is greater than the level of significance .05.
3. Give the conclusion. (2 points)
 Therefore we failed to reject the null hypothesis stating that there is no significant
relationship between the respondents physical fitness and mental health in terms of
psychological well-being.
 Therefore we failed to reject the null hypothesis stating that there is no significant
relationship between the respondents physical fitness and mental health in terms of
social well-being.