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MODULE 5
TEST OF HYPOTHESIS
ANSWER SHEETS
Name: ________________________________
“The country will experience El Niño phenomenon in the next few months.”
Hypotheses in symbols:
Ho: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Ha:
____________________________________________________________________________________
2. A telecommunications company claims that senior high school students spend an average of 20 Php a day
for their cellphone loads. Do you agree with the claim?
Claim: _________________________________________________________________________________
Parameter : _____________________________________________________________________________
Symbol for
parameter:______________________________________________________________________
Ho and Ha complementary
pair:_______________________________________________________________
Hypotheses in words:
Ho: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Ha:
____________________________________________________________________________________
Hypotheses in symbols:
Ho: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Ha:
____________________________________________________________________________________
3. The Senior High School researchers claim that more than 20% of Senior High School male students have
tried smoking cigarette. After collecting 150 random samples, they found that 60 of them have tried smoking
cigarette.
Claim: _________________________________________________________________________________
Parameter : _____________________________________________________________________________
Symbol for
parameter:______________________________________________________________________
Ho and Ha complementary
pair:_______________________________________________________________
Hypotheses in words:
Ho: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Ha:
____________________________________________________________________________________
Hypotheses in symbols:
Ho: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Ha:
____________________________________________________________________________________
4. In a certain town, a school principal hypothesized that students enroll in schools within 5 km from their
homes. To check this claim you ask 38 students from the said town. You found out that the average distance
between the students’
home and their schools is 5.6 km.
Claim: _________________________________________________________________________________
Parameter : _____________________________________________________________________________
Symbol for
parameter:______________________________________________________________________
Ho and Ha complementary
pair:_______________________________________________________________
Hypotheses in words:
Ho: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Ha:
____________________________________________________________________________________
Hypotheses in symbols:
Ho: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Ha:
____________________________________________________________________________________
5. A teacher wants to test his assumption that less than 30% of the Senior High School students liked
research class. After randomly collecting 150 samples, he found out that only 40 students like their research
class.
Claim: _________________________________________________________________________________
Parameter : _____________________________________________________________________________
Symbol for
parameter:______________________________________________________________________
Ho and Ha complementary
pair:_______________________________________________________________
Hypotheses in words:
Ho: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Ha:
____________________________________________________________________________________
Hypotheses in symbols:
Ho: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Ha:
____________________________________________________________________________________
1. Answer:
2. Answer:
3. Answer:
________1. A school nurse believes that 5% of the Grade 7 students have below normal Body Mass Index
(BMI) and should undergo a feeding program. After making a survey, she found that 18 of 210 randomly
selected students have below normal BMI.
________2. The Senior High School researchers claim that more than 20% of Senior High School male
students have tried smoking cigarette. After collecting 150 random samples, they found that 30 of them have
tried smoking
cigarette.
________3. After launching the Water and Hygiene in School program, the principal believes that 95 % of
the students applied that proper handwashing techniques in school as well as at home. A random survey was
conducted to 500 students and only 410 of them said they practiced correct handwashing technique both in
school and at home.
________4. A researcher claims that 50% of the rats in the locality are male. After randomly collecting
sufficient amount of samples, he found that the proportion of male rats in the population of rats is 35%. Test
the claim at 95% confidence level.
________5. A teacher wants to test his assumption that less than 30% of the Senior High School students
like research class. After randomly collecting 150 samples, he found out that only 40 students like their
research class.
B. Using the table, supply the critical values of z given the confidence level and the test direction.
C.
Confidence level Test Direction Zcritical
90% One-tailed
99% Two-tailed
95% One-tailed
98% Two-tailed
95% Two-tailed
D. For each situation, compare the computed value with the critical value by writing the appropriate
comparison symbol on the box and tell the location of z whether it is in the rejection or acceptance region.