JOSE RUEL DEBUTON

MODULE 1: SIGNIFICANCE TEST FOR A MEAN

Regulation requires that product labels on containers of food that are available for sale to the public accurately state the
amount of food in those containers. Specifically, if milk containers are labeled to have 128 fluid ounces and the mean
number of fluid ounces of milk in the containers is at least 128, the milk processor is considered to be in compliance with
the regulation. The filling machines can be set to the labeled amount. Variability in the filling process causes the actual
contents of milk containers to be normally distributed. A random sample of 12 containers of milk was drawn from the
milk processing line in a plant, and the amount of milk in each container was recorded.

1. Problem Statement:

Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that the packaging plant is not in compliance with the regulation?

2. Hypotheses:

H0: We are in compliance our mean for our population of containers is actually 123 (Ho: μ = 128)
That’s the minimum we need to be in compliance.

Ha: We are not in compliance, so that means that the true population mean is less than 128 (Ha: μ < 128)

3. Conditions for inference and α or alpha:

Conditions for inference

Random – In the problem they say “A random sample of 12 containers of milk” => meets condition
Normal – In the problem they say “Actual contents of milk container are normally distributed” => meets
condition
Independence – Didn’t sample with replacement but assume that 12 < 10% of population condition then it meets
the condition.

α or alpha = 0.05

4. Computation:

T statistic = -1.32 p – value = P(t < -1.32) = 0.107

5. Decision Rule and Finding:

• We fail to reject H0 if level of significance p – value > (α)

• p – value = 0.107 > α = 0.05

6. Decision:
 Accept the null hypothesis (H0)

7. Interpretation and Analysis:

Since P - value 0.107 is greater than our significance level 0.05, we fail to reject the null hypothesis and so there
is sufficient evidence to conclude that the packaging plant is not in compliance with the regulation.

8. Implication:

For me the question implies that for some reason they don’t trust the company, This was just for them to see if the
company, workers or the filling machines are working properly. Because if they’re not working properly they
would have been incompliant to the regulation which results in the downfall of their company since their product
wouldn’t be sold to the public.

9. Conclusion:

There is not sufficient evidence to conclude that the packaging plant is not in compliance.