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A metallurgical engineer wants to determine whether the median chromium content in a set of stainless steel sample
The engineer performs a 1-sample sign test to determine whether the median chromium content differs from 18%.
1. Open the sample data, StainlessSteelComposition.MTW.
2. Choose Stat > Nonparametrics > 1-Sample Sign.
3. In Variables, enter %Chromium.
4. Select Test median and enter 18.
5. Click OK.

Interpret the results

in a set of stainless steel samples is equal to 18%. The engineer randomly selects 12 samples and measures the chromium conte
ium content differs from 18%.
easures the chromium content.
The historic median time to complete a phone transaction has been 55 seconds .A new process has been introduced

Null hypothesis New process =55

Alternate hypothesis New process <55 seconds

Target 55

Test against the target

process has been introduced .The time required to complete the transactions cab be found as
Data 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50
59 +
43 -
45 -
42 - ata
36 -
31 -
30 -
56 +
37 -
33 -
26 -
65 +
35 -
41 -
24 -
25 -
59 +
26 -
22 -
48 -
67 +
65 +
56 +
24 -
57 +
37 -
67 +
48 -
26 -
62 +
42 -
35 -
45 -
22 -
27 -
33 -
45 -
20 -
52 -
29 -
34 -
53 -
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38 -
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64 +
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46 -
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Put Plus sign values >55
Put negative sign values <55
A delivery company has offered to deliver all individual packages for a standard price ( eliminating the necesasary for wighin in
If median weight is less than 11 pounds
100 samples have been collected
Can the offer be accepted?

1 SAMPLE WILCOX TEST

Used to dtermine if MEDIAN =TARGET (YES/NO)

Distribution assumed to be continuous and symmetic
More powerful than t test for non normal distributiion
Takes into account the magnitude of calculated differenccce from hypothesized median
A chemist for a pharmaceutical company wants to determine whether the median reaction time for a newly develope
antacid is less than 12 minutes. The chemist measures the reaction time for 16 samples of the antacid.

The chemist performs a 1-sample Wilcoxon test to determine whether the median reaction time is less than 12 minu

Steps to follow in minitab

1. Open the sample data, AntacidReactionTime.MTW.

2. Choose Stat > Nonparametrics > 1-Sample Wilcoxon.
3. In Variables, enter Time.
4. Select Test median and enter 12.
5. From Alternative, select less than.
6. Click OK.

Interpret the results

The null hypothesis states that the median reaction time is 12 minutes. Because the p-value is approximately 0.23, wh
greater than the significance level of 0.05, the chemist fails to reject the null hypothesis and cannot conclude that the
median reaction time is less than 12 minutes.