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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 5.1

TESTING HYPOTHESIS

Learning Competency:
The learner illustrates: (a) null hypothesis; (b) alternative hypothesis; (c) level of significance; (d) rejection
region; and (e) types of errors in hypothesis testing. (M11/12SP-IVa-1)

Instructions:
Determine whether the statement below is a null hypothesis or an alternative hypothesis. Shade the box that
corresponds to the correct answer.

Activity Proper: Shade It!

1. The average age of grade eleven students is 17
Null Hypothesis Alternative Hypothesis
years old.

2. The mean content of citric acid in a bottle of

Null Hypothesis Alternative Hypothesis
juice drinks is greater than 2 ml.

3. The average monthly salary of private school

Null Hypothesis Alternative Hypothesis
teachers is less than Php 16,000.

4. The mean weight of newborn babies is 0.5 kg. Null Hypothesis Alternative Hypothesis

5. The average IQ of grade eleven students is less

Null Hypothesis Alternative Hypothesis
than 108.

6. The average time to commute from home to

Null Hypothesis Alternative Hypothesis
school is 35.9 minutes.

7. The average number of vehicles passing

Null Hypothesis Alternative Hypothesis
through NLEX daily is less than 21,000.

8. The average daily number of customers in a

Null Hypothesis Alternative Hypothesis
convenient store is less than 1,025.

9. The average typing speed of a secretary is 23.8

Null Hypothesis Alternative Hypothesis
words per minute.

10. The average weekly allowance of college

Null Hypothesis Alternative Hypothesis
students is less than Php 1,500.