PROBLEM SET:

GRMA203-ADVANCED STATISTICS

Answer the following problems and show all the necessary solutions if computed
manually, and include all the steps done if software will be used. (15 points each)

1. A paint manufacturer is studying the reflective properties of four different kinds of paint.
The data gathered follow. The reflective indices of the paints have been scaled here:
Paint
1 2 3 4
195 45 230 110
150 40 115 55
205 195 235 120
120 65 225 50
160 145 80
  195    
Is there a significant difference in the reflective properties of the different kinds of paint?
Use 0.01 level of significance.

2. An underwriting laboratory has tested the flammability of fabric, using identical methods
in five different laboratories. The measurements are the length of the burned portion of a
piece of fabric held over flame for a fixed amount of time.
Laboratories
1 2 3 4 5
2.9 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.1
3.1 3.4 3.3 3.2 4.1
3.1 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.7
3.7 3.2 3.5 2.7 4.2
3.1 4.0 2.8 2.7 3.1
4.2 4.1 2.8 3.3 3.5
3.7 3.8 3.2 2.9 2.8
3.9 3.8 2.8 3.2 3.5
3.1 4.3 3.8 2.9 3.7
3.0 3.4 3.5 2.6 3.5
2.9 3.3 3.8 2.8 3.9
Do the laboratories differ with respect to their measurement of the amount of burned
fabric?