CHAPTER V

Statistics and Probability CARMONA SENIOR HIGH

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Subject: Statistics and Probability

Session: Test of Hypothesis

I – Find the p-value and illustrate using the curve given the following information:
1. Left-tailed test; computed z statistic = -1.62

2. Right-tailed test; computed z – statistic = 2.06

3. Two-tailed test,; computed z statistic = 1.22

4. Left-tailed test; computed z statistic = -1.41

5. Two-tailed test; computed z statistic = -1.62

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II – Test each of the following hypotheses using the given information by the p-value method.
1. H0 : 𝜇 = 84
H1 : 𝜇 ≠ 84
x̄ = 87, 𝜎 = 10. N = 35, α = 0.05

2. H0 : 𝜇 = 45
H1 : 𝜇 < 45
x̄ = 40, 𝜎 = 12, n = 32, α = 0.01

3. It is claimed that the average weight of babies at birth is 3.4 kg. The average weight of a
random sample of 30 newly born babies was determined. It was found out that the
average weight was 3.1 kg. Is there a reason to believe that the average weight of babies
at birth is not 3.4 kg? Assume that the population standard deviation is 1.1 kg. Use 0.05
level of significance.

4. A company which produces batteries claims that the life expectancy of their batteries is
90 hours. In order to test the claim, a consumer interest group tested a random sample
of 40 batteries. The test resulted to a mean life expectancy of 87 hours. Using a 0.05 level
of significance, can it be concluded that the life expectancy of their batteries is less than
90 hours? Assume that the population standard deviation is known to be 10 hours.

5. It is claimed that the average monthly income of chemical engineers last year was
P27,900. A random sample of 35 chemical engineers is selected and it is found out that
the average monthly salary is P28,000. Using 0.01 level of significance, can it be
concluded that there is an increase in the average monthly income of chemical
engineers? Assume that the population standard deviation is P250.50.

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III – Find the approximate p-value given the following information:
1. A two-tailed test; computed t-value = 1.845; df = 10

2. A left-tailed test; computed t-value = 2.295; df = 21

3. A right-tailed test; computed t-value = 1.565; df = 27

4. A two-tailed test; computed t-value = 2.452; df = 12

IV – Solve the following problems:

1. It is claimed that the average age of working students in a certain university is 35 years.
A researcher selected a random sample of 25 working students. The computation of
their ages resulted to an average of 32 years with a standard deviation of 10 years. Does
this mean that the average age of the working students is different from 35 years? Use
0.05 level of significance and assume normality in the population.

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 2. Last year, a real estate agent earned an average of P40,250 a month. Suppose you
recently selected a random sample of 25 real estate agents. You determined how much
each of them earns each month. Your computation of their earnings resulted to an
average of P40,400 with a standard deviation of 225.00. Using a 0.01 level of
significance, can it be concluded that the average monthly earnings of real estate agents
has increased? Assume normality in the population.

3. The owner of a cell phone store at Greenhill Shopping Center was not happy when he
learned that the average number of cell phones sold daily was only 8 mobile phones. He
hired a new seller and told him to tally the daily sales for 20 days. The following are the
number of cell phones sold for the past 20 days.
9 9 9 8 9
9 11 12 16 12
10 12 8 11 17
18 15 14 17 14
Does the collected data present sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number
of cell phones sold daily has increased? Use 0.05 level of significance. Assume normality
in the population.

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