HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

GRADE 11
Probability and Statistics
Worksheet no. 3: The T- Distribution and Hypothesis
QUARTER: Fourth WEEK: 4

I. Find the following t – values in the Table of t – Critical Values.

Given t - values

1. for

2. for

3. for

4. for

5. for

II. Express the null hypothesis ( ) and the alternative hypothesis ( ) in notation form in the
following scenarios.

Alternative
Given Scenario Null Hypothesis
Hypothesis
1. The editor of a publishing company
claims that the mean time to write a novel
is 16 months. Forty randomly selected
authors of novels said it is more than 16
months. Each of them said it takes 18
months to write a novel.
2. The number of defective batteries
produced by the company is not equal to
12 batteries a day as claimed by the
manager of the company.
3. It is claim that 15% of the adult Filipinos
are in favor of death penalty. Of the 1
000 adult Filipino asked, only 14% are in
favor of death penalty. Does this mean
that the percentage of adult Filipinos who
are in favor of death penalty is less than
15%?
4. It is believed that the mean yearly salary
of professors in the Philippines is P480
 000.00. A random sample of 65
professors revealed a mean salary of
P500 000.00. Can it be concluded that the
mean yearly salary is greater than P480
000.00.
5. A random sample of 60 working students
was taken in order to determine whether
the average age of working students is
different from 19 years.

III. Find the critical value for the test of significance in each given information.

Given Critical Value

1. One-tailed test, is known, ,

2. Two-tailed test, is known, ,

3. One-tailed test, is unknown, ,

4. Two-tailed test, is unknown,

,
5. One-tailed test, is unknown, ,