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Chapter #9
Work Sheet # 6

1. Many track runners believe that they have a better chance of winning if they start in the inside lane
that is closest to the field. For the data below, the lane closest to the field is Lane 1, the next lane is
Lane 2, and so on until the outermost lane, Lane 6. The table displays the starting positions for the
winners of 240 competitions. Test the claim that the probability of winning is the same regardless of
starting position. Use α = 0.05. The results are based on 240 wins.

Starting Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total

Number of Wine 45 32 36 44 33 50 240

Solution :
Step #1 :Hypothesis
𝐻0 : 𝑝1 = 𝑝2 = 𝑝3 = 𝑝4 = 𝑝5 = 𝑝6 = 1/6
𝐻1 : 𝑝1 ≠ 𝑝2 ≠ 𝑝3 ≠ 𝑝4 ≠ 𝑝5 ≠ 𝑝6 ≠ 1/6
Step#2 :Test

1
𝐸(𝑛𝑖 ) = 𝐸(𝑛1 ) = 𝐸(𝑛2 ) = 𝐸(𝑛3 ) = 𝐸(𝑛4 ) = 240 ( ) = 40
6
[𝑛 )] 2
𝑖 − 𝐸(𝑛 𝑖
𝜒2 = ∑
𝐸(𝑛𝑖 )
𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑠

[45 − 40]2 [32 − 40]2 [36 − 40]2 [44 − 40]2 [33 − 40]2 [50 − 40]2
𝜒2 = + + + + + = 6.75
40 40 40 40 40 40

𝜒 2 table =11.070

Step#3 Decision
0 Do not reject H0 Reject H0
since 𝜒 2 =6.75 <11.070 𝜒 2 𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒
11.070
• We fail to reject H0 there is no significant evidence to claim that equal probability of
winning in the six lanes .
• Lanes at α=0.05 .

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2. Test the null hypothesis of independence of the two classifications, A and B, of the 3 × 3 contingency
table shown below. Test using α = .005.

B1 B2 B3
A1 19 40 60
A2 55 23 22
A3 31 42 47

Step #1 :Hypothesis
𝐻0 : 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝐻1 : 𝐴 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡
Step#2 :Test

B1 B2 B3
Total
Obs. Exp. Obs. Exp. Obs. Exp.
A1 19 36.86 40 36.86 60 45.28 119
A2 55 30.97 23 30.97 22 38.05 100
A3 31 37.16 42 37.16 47 45.66 120
Total 105 105 129 339
[𝑛𝑖 − 𝐸(𝑛𝑖 )]2
𝜒2 = ∑
𝐸(𝑛𝑖 )
𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑠

2
[19 − 36.86]2 [55 − 30.97]2 [31 − 37.16]2 [40 − 36.86]2 [23 − 30.97]2
𝜒 = + + + +
36.86 30.97 37.16 36.86 30.97
[42 − 37.16]2 [60 − 45.28]2 [22 − 38.05]2 [47 − 45.66]2
+ + + + = 42.856
37.16 45.28 38.05 45.66

𝜒 2 table =9.488, df=(3-1)(3-1)=4 ,α=0.05


Step#3 Decision

since 𝜒 2 =42.856 >9.488= 𝜒 2 𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 0 Do not reject H0 Reject H0

9.488
• We will reject H0 there is significant evidence that the two variables are dependent .
• at α=0.05 .
Collage of Engineering and Architecture

Ms. Jumana Shaath

College of Engineering and Architecture

Collage of Engineering and Architecture

Ms. Jumana Shaath