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A. Enlightenment Discussion Questions

1. When to use z-test?
ANSWER: To test the data statistically, z-test is utilized if n ≥ 30.
A z-test is a statistical test used to determine whether two population means are different when the
variances are known and the sample size is large. It can be used to test hypotheses in which the z-
test follows a normal distribution. A z-statistic, or z-score, is a number representing the result from
the z-test.

2-4. Enumerate the steps in hypothesis testing.

ANSWER:
Steps in Hypothesis Testing
Step 1: Formulate the null hypothesis (Ho) that there is no significant difference between items
being compared.
Step 2: State the alternative hypothesis (Ha) which is used in case Ho is rejected.
Step 3: Set the level of significance, α. Typically the 0.05 or the 0.01 level is used. 3. Determine the
test to be used.
Step 4: Determine the degrees of freedom (df) and the tabular value for the test.  For a single
sample, df = number of items – 1 = n – 1.
 For two samples, df = n1 + n2 – 2, where n1 refers to the number of items in the first
sample; and the n2 refers to the number of items in the second sample.
 For a z-test, use the table of critical values of z based on the area of the
normal curve.  For a t-test, look for the tabular value from the table of t-
distribution.
Step 5: Compute for z or t as needed, using any of the given formulas. Calculate a test statistic
Step 6: Construct Acceptance / Rejection regions
Step 7: Based on steps 5 and 6, draw a conclusion about Ho

5. What are the assumptions for the z-test of two means?

ANSWER:
Assumptions for the z-test of Two Means:
1. The samples from each population must be independent of one another.
2. The populations from which the samples are taken must be normally distributed
3. The population standard deviations must be known or the sample sizes must be large
(i.e. n1 ≥ 30 and n2 ≥ 30.)
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B. Learning Outcome Activity

A teacher is eager to identify if students coming from private schools are better than those
students coming from public schools in LET board examination. The teacher gathered the
following data:

Studen Private Public

t No.
1. 88 90
2. 75 89
3. 80 88
4. 89 86
5. 77 85
6. 68 84
7. 88 89
8. 75 91
9. 78 88
10. 82 92
11. 81 87
12. 84 88
13. 85 88
14. 83 86
15. 79 92
16. 91 85
ANSWERS WITH ATTACHED SCREENSHOTS OF SPREADSHEET
17. 88 84 USING DATA ANALYSIS TOOLS AND ONLINE CALCULATOR:
18. 86 87 STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS (ONLY
ST CHECKED ANOTHER CALCULATOR OPTION)
19. 85 88 1 STEP: Find Variance using online calculator
SAME
20. 79 88
21. 80 90
22. 83 91
23. 84 92
24. 86 88
25. 82 86 STUDENTS STUDENTS
FROM FROM
26. 75 87
PRIVATE PUBLIC
27. 88 85 SCHOOLS SCHOOLS
28. 76 85
29. 80 86
30. 75 87
31. 77 86
32. 89
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2ND Step: Using Spreadsheet

The critical z-value is 1.96. The computed z-value

is -5.96. This means that the area to the left of
computed z is in the region of rejection. Hence,
the null hypothesis is rejected.

Solution:
1. Ho: There is no significant difference between the ratings of Group A and Group B.
(μ 1 =μ 2)
Ha : There is a significant difference between the ratings of Group A and Group B.
(μ 1 ≠μ 2) non directional test, two tailed test

2. α = 0.05 (use 0.05 if its not emphasized in the problem)

3. use z-test for comparing two sample means (≥ 30).

4. df = n1 + n2 – 2 = 31+32-2 = 61
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Tabular or critical z-value = 1.96

5. Computation:

Use Excel in getting the standard deviation and variance:

s1 (private) = s2 (public) = 2.32

5.33

(s2)2 (public) = 5.37

(s1)2 (private) =
28.39

Use Data Analysis Tool Pak in getting the mean,

z-value and p-value.
1 (private) = 81.52 2 (public) = 87.72

z-value = -5.959

p-value = 0.000

FINAL TABLE AND DISCUSSION

Using the p-value and level of significance

Table 1
Analysis Table of the Mean Scores of the Students from Private and
Public Schools
n = 63
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s n Computed z Tabular or Decision Remark

Students Critical z p-value
PRIVATE 81.52 5.33 31
-5.959 1.96 0.000 Reject Significant
Ho
PUBLIC 87.72 2.32 32

Level of significance = 0.05; df = 61

Discussion:

Table 1 presents the mean scores of the two groups of students. The first group are
students came from private and the second group came from public schools. As presented, the
group of students came from private schools has a mean rating (81.52) which is numerically
lower than the mean rating of the group of students from public schools (87.72). To test the data
statistically, z-test is utilized (since n ≥ 30). The findings indicate that the computed p-value
(0.000) is less than the level of significance (0.05). This finding results to the rejection of the
null hypothesis. This means that at 5% level, there is a significant difference in the mean ratings
of the students in favor of those group from public schools. This implies that students studying in
public schools are better than those students coming from private schools in terms of taking LET
board examination.
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