Mechanical Engineering Department

MET 902: Design of Experiments and Optimization

Tutorial 2: Testing of Hypothesis
Note: Solve the following problems manually and check using a statistical software package
1. Engineers fabricating a new transmission-type electron multiplier created an array of
silicon nanopillers on a flat silicon membrane. The precise structure can influence the
electrical properties, so the heights of 50 nanopillers were measured in nanometers as
given below.

245 333 296 304 276 336 289 234 253 292
366 323 309 284 310 338 297 314 305 330
266 391 315 305 290 300 292 311 272 312
315 355 346 337 303 265 278 276 373 271
308 276 364 390 298 290 308 221 274 343

If the optimum height of nanopillers is 310 nanometers then develop a suitable

hypothesis and test it using t test and Z test at significance level of 0.05.

2. Consider the data in problem 1 and test the following hypotheses at significance level of
0.01:
a. H0 = 310
H1 < 310
b. H0 = 310
H1 > 310

3. An investigation of two kinds of photocopying equipment showed that 75 failures of the

first kind of equipment took on an average 83.2 minutes to repair with a standard
deviation of 19.3 minutes, while 75 failures of the second kind of equipment took on an
average 90.9 minutes to repair with a standard deviation of 21.4 minutes. Can we
conclude at the level of significance of 0.05 that the average time taken to repair the two
types of equipment is not significantly different? Assuming the sample standard
deviations to be equal to population standard deviations.

4. Measuring specimens of nylon yarn taken from two spinning machines, it was found that
8 specimen from the first machine had a mean denier of 9.67 with a standard of 1.81,
while 10 specimen from the second machine had a mean denier of 7.43 with a standard
of 1.48. Assuming that the populations are normal and have same variances, test the
hypothesis that µ1 − µ2 = 1. 5 against µ1 − µ2 > 1. 5 at the 0.05 level of significance.
5. In a study of the effectiveness of physical exercise in weight reduction, a group of 16
persons engaged in a prescribed program of physical exercise for one month measured
as below:

Weight before Weight after Weight before Weight after

(pounds) (pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
209 196 170 164
178 171 153 152
169 170 183 179
212 207 165 162
180 177 201 199
192 190 179 173
158 159 243 231
180 180 144 140

Use the 0.025 level of significance to test whether the prescribed program of exercise is
effective.

6. Price deregulation in the airline industry has promoted competition and a variety of fare
structures. Prior to deciding on a price change, a particular airline is interested in
obtaining an estimate of the proportion of the market that it presently captures for a
certain city. A random sample of 300 passengers indicated that 80 used that airline. Can
the airline conclude that its market share is more than 25 percent? Use a level of
significance of 0.01.

7. Two similar machines used in performing the same operation are to be compared. A
random sample of 80 parts from the first machine yielded 6 nonconforming ones. A
random sample of 120 parts from the second machine showed 14 nonconforming ones.
Can we conclude that there is difference in output of the machines? Use a level of
significance of 0.10.

8. The variability of thickness of a sheet manufactured from a process is of concern.

Thickness (in mm) of 15 randomly selected sheets are measured as: 1.95, 2.23, 2.32,
1.96, 1.78, 1.97, 2.12, 2.35, 1.68, 1.88, 1.85, 2.25, 2.15, 2.45, 2.56. Can we conclude that
the variance of the thickness of sheets is equal to 0.06. Test the hypothesis at the
significant level of 0.01.

9. Consider the data in problem 8 and test the following hypotheses at the level of
significance 0f 0.025
a. H0: σ2=0.06
H1: σ2<0.06
b. H0: σ2=0.06
H1: σ2>0.06
 10. As part of industrial training program some trainees are instructed by two methods A
and B. If random samples of size 10 are taken from a large groups of trainees instructed
by each of the two methods, and the scores which they obtained in the test are

Method A 71 75 65 69 73 66 68 71 74 68
Method B 72 77 84 78 69 70 77 73 65 75

Use the 0.01 level of significance to test whether it is reasonable to assume that the two
samples come from populations with equal variances.

11. Consider the data in problem 10 and test the following hypotheses at the level of
significance 0f 0.025.
2 2
a. H0: σ𝐴 = σ𝐵
2 2
H1: σ𝐴 < σ𝐵
2 2
b. H0: σ𝐴 = σ𝐵
2 2
H1: σ𝐴 > σ𝐵