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1. Nancy believes that the average running time of movies is equal to 140 minutes. A sample of
4 movies was taken and the following running times were obtained to evaluate if the running
time is equal to 140 or not. Assume the population of the running times is normally
distributed.
100 150 180 170
a. Compute the sample mean and the standard deviation. (10%)
Sample mean = (100+150+180+170)/4=150
Standard deviation = 35.590
b. State the null and alternative hypotheses.(5%)
H0: μ = 140
Ha: μ≠ 140
c. Using the critical value approach, test the hypotheses at the 10% level of
significance. (5%)
Critical value 𝑡 . 2.353
Test statistic t . =0.562
√
Because test statistic 0.562 < critical value 2.353, we fail to reject the null
hypothesis.
d. Using the p‐value approach, test the hypotheses at the 10% level of
significance. (5%)
P(t>0.562) > 0.2, p‐value 0.2 x 2 =0.4, larger than 10% level of significance,
we fail to reject the null hypothesis.
2. A producer of various kinds of batteries has been producing a special size batteries with a life
expectancy of 87 hours. Due to an improved production process, management believes that
there has been an increase in the life expectancy of their special size batteries. A sample of
36 batteries showed an average life of 91 hours. Assume from past information that it is
known that the standard deviation of the population is 9 hours.
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a. Give the null and the alternative hypotheses. (5%)
H0: μ≦87
Ha: μ<87
b. Compute the test statistic. (5%)
91 87
z 2.67
9/√36
c. At 99% confidence using the critical value approach or p‐value approach , test
management's belief. (5%)
Critical value 𝑧 . 2.33, test statistic 2.67 is larger than critical value
2.33, H0 is rejected.
P(Z > = 2.67)=0.0038, p‐value 0.0038 is smaller than α 0.01, H0 is rejected.
3. A normally distributed population has a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 60.
Determine the probability that a random sample of size 16 selected from this population
will have a sample mean less than 475. (5%)
475 500
p x 475 P Z 𝑃 𝑍 1.67 0.0475
60
√16
4. According to the latest report, 10% of engineers were women. Suppose a random sample
of 400 engineers is selected.
a. What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of 𝑝̅ ? (5%)
. .
𝜎 ̅ 015
b. What is the probability the proportion of women in the sample will be greater than 0.12?
(5%)
0.12 0.1
P p 0.12 P z 𝑃 z 1.33 0.0918
0.015
5. The average weekly earnings of all bus drivers in a city are $950 with a standard deviation of
$45. Assume that we select a random sample of 81 bus drivers.
a. What is the probability that the sample mean will be greater than $960? (5%)
960 950
P Z 𝑃 𝑍 2 0.0228
45
√81
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b. If the population of bus drivers consisted of 100 drivers, What is the probability
that the sample mean will be greater than $960? (5%)
960 950
P Z 𝑃 𝑍 2.22 0.0132
45
√100
c. What is the difference between the two answers (a and b)? Please explain it.
(5%)
The probability value is different. Because sample size in b is larger than a, the
standard error of mean is thus smaller and the test statistic (Z) is larger.
6. Two hundred students are enrolled in an Economics class. After the first examination, a random
sample of 6 papers was selected. The grades were 65, 75, 89, 71, 70 and 80.
a. Determine the standard error of the mean. (5%)
𝑠 65 75 75 75 89 75 71 75 70 75 80 75 /5
𝑠 ̅
√𝑛 √6
8.509
3.474
2.449
b. Provide a 95% confidence interval for the mean grade of all the students in the class.
(5%)
Interval estimate = 𝑥̅ 𝑡 . 75 2.571 3.474 66.068, 83.932]
7.
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