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MODULE 5
TEST OF HYPOTHESIS
ANSWER SHEETS
Name: ________________________________
_____2. Compare the computed statistic with the critical value for the teststatistic and make a
decision.
_____4. Select the appropriate test statistic, set the significance level α,determine the critical value
B. Read each statement carefully. Write T if the statement is correct; write F if it is wrong on the
space provided before each item.
_____6. The first step in a hypothesis testing is to formulate the null and alternative hypotheses.
_____9. It is important to set 𝛼𝛼 before the conduct of the research or the experiment because the
_____10. For test statistics concerning means, we make use of either zstatistic or t-statistic depending
1. The average IQ of a certain population is 100 with a standard deviation of 15. A team of scientists
wants to test a new medication to see if it has either a positive or negative effect on intelligence,
or no effect at all. A random sample of 30 participants who have taking the medication has a mean
of 140. Did the medication affect intelligence, test the claim using alpha = 0.05?
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2. A simple random sample of 15 people from a certain population has a mean age of 35 with a
standard deviation of 20. Can we conclude that the mean age of the population is younger than
35? Let alpha = 0.05.
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