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Chapter 9 Exam A
Name
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) When performing a hypothesis test for the ratio of two population variances, the upper critical F 1)____________
value is denoted FR. The lower critical F value, FL, can be found as follows: interchange the
degrees of freedom, and then take the reciprocal of the resulting F value found in Table A-5.
FR can be denoted Fα /2 and FL can be denoted F1−α /2 .
Find the critical values FL and FR for a two-tailed hypothesis test based on the following
values: n1 = 25, n2 = 16, α = 0.10
A) 0.7351, 2.2378 B) 0.5327, 2.2878
C) 0.4745, 2.2878 D) 0.4745, 2.4371
2) Find sd. Consider the set of differences between two dependent sets: 84, 85, 83, 63, 61, 100, 98. 2)____________
Round to the nearest tenth.
A) 15.3 B) 16.2 C) 15.7 D) 13.1
3) Assume that you plan to use a significance level of α = 0.05 to test the claim that p1 = p2. Use 3)____________
the given sample sizes and numbers of successes to find the pooled estimate p. Round your
answer to the nearest thousandth.
n1 = 677 n2 = 3377
x1 = 172 x2 = 654
A) 0.163 B) 0.452 C) 0.204 D) 0.408
4) Construct the indicated confidence interval for the difference between the two population 4)____________
means. Assume that the two samples are independent simple random samples selected from
normally distributed populations. Do not assume that the population standard deviations are
equal. Independent samples from two different populations yield the following data.
x1 = 958, x2 = 157, s1 = 77, s2 = 88. The sample size is 478 for both samples. Find the 85%
confidence interval for μ1 − μ2 .
A) 781 < μ1 − μ2 < 821 B) 800 < μ1 − μ2 < 802
C) 794 < μ1 − μ2 < 808 D) 791 < μ1 − μ2 < 811
the given sample sizes and numbers of successes to find the pooled estimate p. Round your
answer to the nearest thousandth.
n1 = 100 n2 = 100
x1 = 42 x2 = 45
A) 0.479 B) 0.435 C) 0.305 D) 0.392
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6) Construct the indicated confidence interval for the difference between the two population 6)____________
equal. A paint manufacturer wished to compare the drying times of two different types of
paint. Independent simple random samples of 11 cans of type A and 9 cans of type B were
selected and applied to similar surfaces. The drying times, in hours, were recorded. The
summary statistics are as follows.
Type A Type B
x1 = 75.7 hrs x2 = 64.3 hrs
s1 = 4.5 hrs s2 = 5.1 hrs
n1 = 11 n2 = 9
Construct a 98% confidence interval for μ1 − μ2 , the difference between the mean drying
time for paint of type A and the mean drying time for paint of type B.
A) 6.08 hrs < μ1 − μ2 < 16.72 hrs B) 5.92 hrs < μ1 − μ2 < 16.88 hrs
C) 5.85 hrs < μ1 − μ2 < 16.95 hrs D) 5.78 hrs < μ1 − μ 2 < 17.02 hrs
the given sample sizes and numbers of successes to find the P-value for the hypothesis test.
n1 = 50 n2 = 50
x1 = 8 x2 = 7
A) 0.7794 B) 0.3897 C) 0.6103 D) 0.2206
8) Find sd. The differences between two sets of dependent data are 0.4, 0.24, 0.22, 0.26, 0.34. 8)____________
Round to the nearest hundredth.
A) 0.08 B) 0.12 C) 0.04 D) 0.24
9) Determine the decision criterion for rejecting the null hypothesis in the given hypothesis test; 9)____________
i.e., describe the values of the test statistic that would result in rejection of the null hypothesis.
Suppose you wish to test the claim that μ d , the mean value of the differences d for a
population of paired data, is greater than 0. Given a sample of n = 15 and a significance level
of α = 0.01, what criterion would be used for rejecting the null hypothesis?
A) Reject null hypothesis if test statistic < 2.624.
B) Reject null hypothesis if test statistic > 2.602.
C) Reject null hypothesis if test statistic > 2.624.
D) Reject null hypothesis if test statistic > 2.977 or < −2.977.
10) Determine the decision criterion for rejecting the null hypothesis in the given hypothesis test; 10)___________
i.e., describe the values of the test statistic that would result in rejection of the null hypothesis.
We wish to compare the means of two populations using paired observations. Suppose that
d = 3.125, sd = 2.911, and n = 8, and that you wish to test the following hypothesis at the
10% level of significance:
H 0 : μ d = 0 against H1 : μ d > 0.
What decision rule would you use?

A) Reject H 0 if the test statistic is less than 1.415.
B) Reject H 0 if the test statistic is greater than −1.145.
C) Reject H 0 if the test statistic is greater than −1.145 or less than 1.415.
D) Reject H 0 if the test statistic is greater than 1.415.

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11) Determine whether the following statement regarding the hypothesis test for two population 11)___________
proportions is true or false:
However small the difference between two population proportions, for sufficiently large
sample sizes, the null hypothesis of equal population proportions is likely to be rejected.
A) True B) False
12) The two data sets are dependent. Find d to the nearest tenth. 12)___________
A 69 66 61 63 51
B 25 23 20 25 22
A) 50.7 B) 23.4 C) 48.8 D) 39.0
13) Determine whether the samples are independent or dependent. The effectiveness of a headache 13)___________
medicine is tested by measuring the intensity of a headache in patients before and after drug
treatment. The data consist of before and after intensities for each patient.
A) Independent samples B) Dependent samples
14) Assume that you want to test the claim that the paired sample data come from a population for 14)___________
which the mean difference is μd = 0. Compute the value of the t test statistic. Round
intermediate calculations to four decimal places as needed and final answers to three decimal
places as needed.
x 28 31 20 25 28 27 33 35
y 26 27 26 25 29 32 33 34
A) t = −1.480 B) t = −1.185 C) t = −0.523 D) t = 0.690
15) When testing the claim that p1 = p2 , a test statistic of z = 2.04 is obtained. Find the P-value 15)___________
obtained from this test statistic.
A) 0.9586 B) 0.0207 C) 0.9793 D) 0.0414
16) Which distribution is used to test the claim that the standard deviation of the ages (in years) of 16)___________
when girls first learn to ride a bike is equal to the standard deviation of the ages (in years)
when boys first lean to ride a bike?
A) Normal B) t C) chi-square D) F
17) Assume that two samples are independent simple random samples selected from normally 17)___________
distributed populations, and do not assume that the population standard deviations are equal.
Which distribution is used to test the claim that women have a higher mean resting heart rate
than men?
18) If the heights of male college basketball players and female basketball players are used to 18)___________
construct a 95% confidence interval for the difference between the two population means, the
result is 15.35 cm < μ1 − μ 2 < 19.81 cm , where heights of male players correspond to
population 1 and heights of female players correspond to population 2. Express the
confidence interval with heights of female basketball players being population 1 and heights
of male basketball players being population 2.
A) 15.25 cm < μ1 − μ2 < 19.81 cm
B) −15.35 cm < μ1 − μ 2 < −19.81 cm
C) −19.81 cm < μ1 − μ 2 < −15.35 cm
D) This cannot be determined without having the original data values.

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19) Express the alternative hypothesis in symbolic form. A professor claims that the mean amount 19)___________
of time (in hours) sophomores spent studying for the statistics final exam is more than that of
freshmen. Assume that the two samples are independent. Let the freshmen be the first
population and the sophomores be the second population.
A) H1 : μ1 = μ2 B) H1 : μ1 < μ2 C) H1 : μ1 > μ2 D) H1 : μ1 ≠ μ2
20) Assume that the following confidence interval for the difference in the mean length of male 20)___________
(sample 1) and female babies (sample 2) at birth was constructed using independent simple
random samples. −0.2 in < μ1 − μ 2 < 2.7 in . What does the confidence interval suggest about
the difference in length between male babies and female babies?
A) Male babies are longer.
B) Female babies are longer.
C) There is no difference in the length between male and female babies.

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Answer Key
Testname: CHAPTER 9 EXAM A
1) C
2) A
3) C
4) D
5) B
6) D
7) A
8) A
9) C
10) D
11) A
12) D
13) B
14) C
15) D
16) D
17) B
18) C
19) B
20) C

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Chapter 9 Exam B
Name
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) A paint manufacturer made a modification to a paint to speed up its drying time. Independent 1)____________
simple random samples of 11 cans of type A (the original paint) and 9 cans of type B (the
modified paint) were selected and applied to similar surfaces. The drying times, in hours, were
recorded. The summary statistics are as follows.
Type A Type B
x1 = 76.3 hrs x2 = 65.1 hrs
s1 = 4.5 hrs s2 = 5.1 hrs
n1 = 11 n2 = 9
The following 98% confidence interval was obtained for μ1 − μ2 , the difference between the
mean drying time for paint cans of type A and the mean drying time for paint cans of type B:
4.90 hrs < μ1 − μ2 < 17.50 hrs
What does the confidence interval suggest about the population means?
A) The confidence interval includes only positive values which suggests that the two
population means might be equal. There doesn't appear to be a significant difference
between the mean drying time for paint type A and the mean drying time for paint type B.
The modification does not seem to be effective in reducing drying times.
B) The confidence interval includes 0 which suggests that the two population means might be
equal. There doesn't appear to be a significant difference between the mean drying time for
paint type A and the mean drying time for paint type B. The modification does not seem to
be effective in reducing drying times.
C) The confidence interval includes only positive values which suggests that the mean drying
time for paint type A is smaller than the mean drying time for paint type B. The
modification does not seem to be effective in reducing drying times.
D) The confidence interval includes only positive values which suggests that the mean drying
time for paint type A is greater than the mean drying time for paint type B. The
modification seems to be effective in reducing drying times.
2) Find the number of successes x suggested by the given statement. A computer manufacturer 2)____________
randomly selects 2680 of its computers for quality assurance and finds that 1.98% of these
computers are found to be defective.
A) 56 B) 51 C) 58 D) 53
3) Determine whether the samples are dependent or independent. The effectiveness of a new 3)____________
headache medicine is tested by measuring the amount of time before the headache is cured
for patients who use the medicine and another group of patients who use a placebo drug.
A) Dependent samples B) Independent samples
4) Determine whether the samples are dependent or independent. The effectiveness of a 4)____________
headache medicine is tested by measuring the intensity of a headache in patients before and
after drug treatment. The data consist of before and after intensities for each patient.
A) Dependent samples B) Independent samples

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5) Construct a confidence interval for μ d , the mean of the differences d for the population of 5)____________
paired data. Assume that the population of paired differences is normally distributed. Using
the sample paired data below, construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean
of all differences.
A 5.0 5.1 4.6 3.5 6.0

B 4.7 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.7
A) 0.22 < μ d < 7.48 B) −0.37 < μd < 1.77

C) −0.07 < μd < 1.47 D) −0.31 < μ d < 1.71
6) A test of abstract reasoning is given to a random sample of students before and after they 6)____________
completed a formal logic course. The results are given below. Construct a 95% confidence
interval for the mean difference between the before and after scores.
Before 74 83 75 88 84 63 93 84 91 77
After 73 77 70 77 74 67 95 83 84 75
A) 1.0 < μ d < 6.4 B) 0.2 < μ d < 7.2

C) 0.8 < μd < 6.6 D) 1.2 < μ d < 8.7
7) In the context of a hypothesis test for two proportions, which of the following statements 7)____________
about the pooled sample proportion, p, is/are true?
I. It estimates the common value of p1 and p2 under the assumption of equal proportions.
II. It is obtained by averaging the two sample proportions pˆ1 and pˆ 2 .
III. It is equal to the proportion of successes in both samples combined.
A) I and II B) III only C) I, II, and III D) I and III
8) Assume that you plan to use a significance level of α = 0.05 to test the claim that p1 = p2. 8)____________
Use the given sample sizes and numbers of successes to find the P-value for the hypothesis
test.
n1 = 100 n2 = 100
x1 = 38 x2 = 40
A) 0.1610 B) 0.2130 C) 0.0412 D) 0.7718
9) Construct a confidence interval for μ d , the mean of the differences d for the population of 9)____________
paired data. Assume that the population of paired differences is normally distributed. A test
of writing ability is given to a random sample of students before and after they completed a
formal writing course. The results are given below. Construct a 99% confidence interval for
the mean difference between the before and after scores.
Before 70 80 92 99 93 97 76 63 68 71 74
After 69 79 90 96 91 95 75 64 62 64 76
A) −0.5 < μ d < 4.5 B) −0.2 < μd < 4.2

C) −0.1 < μd < 4.1 D) 1.2 < μ d < 2.8

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10) Assume that you want to test the claim that the paired sample data come from a population 10)___________
for which the mean difference is μd = 0. Compute the value of the t test statistic. Round
intermediate calculations to four decimal places as needed and final answers to three
decimal places as needed.
Subject A B C D E F G H I
Before 168 180 157 132 202 124 190 210 171
After 162 178 145 125 171 126 180 195 163
A) 9.468 B) 3.156 C) 0.351 D) 1.052
11) Assume that you want to test the claim that the paired sample data come from a population 11)___________
for which the mean difference is μd = 0. Compute the value of the t test statistics. Round
intermediate calculations to four decimal places as needed and final answers to three
decimal places as needed.
x 9 6 7 5 12
y 6 8 3 6 7
A) t = 0.578 B) t = 2.890 C) t = 1.292 D) t = 0.415
12) Construct the indicated confidence interval for the difference between the two population 12)___________
normally distributed populations. Also assume that the population standard deviations are
equal (σ1 = σ 2 ) , so that the standard error of the difference between means is obtained by
pooling the sample variances. A paint manufacturer wanted to compare the drying times of
two different types of paint. Independent simple random samples of 11 cans of type A and 9
cans of type B were selected and applied to similar surfaces. The drying times, in hours,
were recorded. The summary statistics are as follows.
Type A Type B
x1 = 71.5 hrs x2 = 68.5 hrs
s1 = 3.4 hrs s2 = 3.6 hrs
n1 = 11 n2 = 9
time for paint type A and the mean drying time for paint type B.
A) −1.51 hrs < μ1 − μ2 < 7.51 hrs B) −2.24 hrs < μ1 − μ2 < 8.24 hrs
C) −1.00 hrs < μ1 − μ 2 < 7.00 hrs D) −0.14 hrs < μ1 − μ2 < 6.14 hrs

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13) Construct the indicated confidence interval for the difference between the two population 13)___________
equal. A paint manufacturer wished to compare the drying times of two different types of
paint .Independent simple random samples of 11 cans of type A and 9 cans of type B were
selected and applied to similar surfaces. The drying times, in hours, were recorded. The
summary statistics are as follows.
Type A Type B
x1 = 75.7 hrs x2 = 64.3 hrs
s1 = 4.5 hrs s2 = 5.1 hrs
n1 = 11 n2 = 9
time for paint type A and the mean drying time for paint type B.
A) 5.85 hrs < μ1 − μ2 < 16.95 hrs B) 5.78 hrs < μ1 − μ 2 < 17.02 hrs
C) 5.92 hrs < μ1 − μ2 < 16.88 hrs D) 6.08 hrs < μ1 − μ2 < 16.72 hrs
14) When performing a hypothesis test for the ratio of two population variances, the upper 14)___________
critical F value is denoted FR. The lower critical F value, FL, can be found as follows:
interchange the degrees of freedom, and then take the reciprocal of the resulting F value
found in Table A-5. FR can be denoted Fα /2 and FL can be denoted F1−α /2 .
Find the critical values FL and FR for a two-tailed hypothesis test based on the following
values: n1 = 9, n2 − 7, α = 0.05
A) 0.2150, 5.5996 B) 0.2150, 4.8232
C) 0.3931, 4.1468 D) 0.2411, 4.1468
15) Assume that you plan to use a significance level of α = 0.05 to test the claim that p1 = p2. 15)___________
Use the given sample sizes and numbers of successes to find the P-value for the hypothesis
test.
n1 = 50 n2 = 75
x1 = 20 x2 = 15
A) 0.1201 B) 0.0032 C) 0.0001 D) 0.0146
16) Assume that the following confidence interval for the difference in the mean time (in 16)___________
minutes) for male students to complete a statistics test (sample 1) and the mean time for
female students to complete a statistics test (sample 2) was constructed using independent
simple random samples. −0.2 minutes < μ1 − μ2 < 2.7 minutes What does the confidence
interval suggest about the difference in length between male and female test completion
times?
A) Male students take longer to complete a statistics test.
B) Female students take longer to complete a statistics test.
C) There is no difference in the length of time for statistics test completion between male
and female students.
17) Express the alternative hypothesis in symbolic form. An automobile technician claims that 17)___________
the mean amount of time (in hours) per domestic car repair is more than that of foreign cars.
Assume that two samples are independent. Let the domestic car repair times be the first
population and the foreign car repair times be the second population.
A) H1 : μ1 = μ2 B) H1 : μ1 < μ2
C) H1 : μ1 > μ2 D) H1 : μ1 ≠ μ2

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18) Which distribution is used to test the claim that the standard deviation of the lengths (in cm) 18)___________
of male babies at birth is equal to the standard deviation of the lengths (in cm) of female
babies at birth?
19) Assume that two samples are independent simple random samples selected from normally 19)___________
distributed populations, and do not assume that the population standard deviations are equal.
Which distribution is used to test the claim that mothers spend more time (in minutes)
driving their kids to activities than fathers do?
20) If the lengths of male skis and female skis are used to construct a 95% confidence interval 20)___________
for the difference between the two population means, the result is
14.32 cm < μ1 − μ2 < 21.95 cm , where lengths of male skis correspond to population 1 and
lengths of female skis correspond to population 2. Express the confidence interval with the
lengths of female skis being population 1 and lengths of male skis being population
A) 14.32 cm < μ1 − μ2 < 21.95 cm
B) −14.32 cm < μ1 − μ 2 < −21.95 cm
C) −21.95 cm < μ1 − μ2 < −14.32 cm
D) This cannot be determined without having the original data values.

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Answer Key
Testname: CHAPTER 9 EXAM B
1) D
2) D
3) B
4) A
5) B
6) B
7) D
8) D
9) A
10) B
11) C
12) A
13) B
14) A
15) D
16) C
17) C
18) D
19) B
20) C

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Chapter 9 Exam C
Name
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
1) A researcher wishes to compare how students at two different schools perform on a math test. 1)____________
He randomly selects 40 students from each school and obtains their test scores. He pairs the
first score from school A with the first school from school B, the second score from school A
with the second school from school B and so on. He then performs a hypothesis test for
matched pairs. Is this approach valid? Why or why not? If it is not valid, how should the
researcher have proceeded?
2) Test the indicated claim about the variances or standard deviations of two populations. Assume 2)____________
that both samples are independent simple random samples from populations having normal
distributions. When 25 randomly selected customers enter any one of several waiting lines,
their waiting times have a standard deviation of 5.35 minutes. When 16 randomly selected
customers enter a single main waiting line, their waiting times have a standard deviation of 2.2
minutes. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that there is more variation in the
waiting times when several lines are used. Include your null and alternative hypotheses, the
test statistic, P-value or critical value(s), conclusion about the null hypothesis, and conclusion
about the claim in your answer.
3) To test the null hypothesis that the difference between two population proportions is 3)____________
equal to a nonzero constant c, use the test statistic
( pˆ1 − pˆ 2 ) − c
z=
pˆ1 (1 − pˆ1 ) / n1 + pˆ 2 (1 − pˆ 2 ) / n2
As long as n1 and n2 are both large, the sampling distribution of the test statistic z will be
approximately the standard normal distribution. Given the sample data below, test the claim
that the proportion of male voters who plan to vote Republican at the next presidential election
is 15 percentage points more than the percentage of female voters who plan to vote
Republican. Use the P-value method of hypothesis testing and use a significance level of 0.10.
Men: n1 = 250, x1 = 146

Women: n2 = 202, x2 = 103
4) Suppose you wish to test a claim about the mean of the differences from dependent samples or 4)____________
to construct a confidence interval estimate of the mean of the differences from dependent
samples. What are the requirements?
5) Test the given claim about the means of two populations. Assume that two dependent samples 5)____________
have been randomly selected from normally distributed populations. A coach uses a new
technique to train gymnasts. 7 gymnasts were randomly selected and their competition scores
were recorded before and after the training. The results are shown below.
Subject A B C D E F G
Before 9.5 9.4 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.7
After 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.6 9.9 9.5
Using a 0.01 level of significance, test the claim that the training technique is effective in raising
the gymnasts' scores. Include your null and alternative hypotheses, the test statistic, P-value or
critical value(s), conclusion about the null hypothesis, and conclusion about the claim in your
answer.

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6) Test the given claim about the means of two populations. Assume that two dependent samples 6)____________
have been randomly selected from normally distributed populations. A test of abstract reasoning
is given to a random sample of students before and after they completed a formal logic course.
The results are given below. At the 0.05 significance level, test the claim that the mean score is
not affected by the course. Include your null and alternative hypotheses, the test statistic, P-value
or critical value(s), conclusion about the null hypothesis, and conclusion about the claim in your
answer.
Before 74 83 75 88 84 63 93 84 91 77
After 73 77 70 77 74 67 95 83 84 75
7)____________
7) Test the indicated claim about the means of two populations. Assume that the two samples are
independent simple random samples selected from normally distributed populations. Do not
assume that the population standard deviations are equal.
Women Men
x1 = 12.5 hrs x2 = 13.8 hrs
s1 = 3.9 hrs s2 = 5.2 hrs
n1 = 14 n2 = 17
Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the mean amount of time spent watching
television by women is smaller than the mean amount of time spent watching television by
men. Include your null and alternative hypotheses, the test statistic, P-value or critical value(s),
conclusion about the null hypothesis, and conclusion about the claim in your answer.
8) A researcher wishes to determine whether the blood pressure of vegetarians is, on average, 8)____________
lower than the blood pressure of nonvegetarians. Independent simple random samples of 85
vegetarians and 75 nonvegetarians yielded the following sample statistics for systolic blood
pressure:
Vegetarians Nonvegetarians
n1 = 85 n2 = 75
x1 = 124.1 mmHg x2 = 138.7 mmHg
s1 = 38.7 mmHg s2 = 39.2 mmHg
Use a significance level of 0.01 to test the claim that the mean systolic blood pressure of
vegetarians is lower than the mean systolic blood pressure of nonvegetarians. Include your null
and alternative hypotheses, the test statistic, P-value or critical value(s), conclusion about the
null hypothesis, and conclusion about the claim in your answer.
9) Brian wants to obtain a confidence interval estimate of p1 − p2 where p1 represents the 9)____________
proportion of American women who smoke and p2 represents the proportion of American
men who smoke. He randomly selects 100 married couples. Among the 100 women in the
sample are 21 smokers. Among the 100 men are 29 smokers. Are the requirements for
obtaining a confidence interval estimate of p1 − p2 satisfied? If not, which requirement is not
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10) Test the indicated claim about the means of two populations. Assume that the two samples are 10)___________
assume that the population standard deviations are equal. A researcher wishes to determine
whether people with high blood pressure can reduce their blood pressure, measured in mm Hg,
by following a particular diet. Use a significance level of 0.01 to test the claim that the treatment
group is from a population with a smaller mean than the control group. Include your null and
alternative hypotheses, the test statistic, P-value or critical value(s), conclusion about the null
hypothesis, and conclusion about the claim in your answer.
Treatment Group Control Group

n1 = 35 n2 = 75
x1 = 189.1 x2 = 203.7
s1 = 38.7 s2 = 39.2
11) Assume that the samples are independent and that they have been randomly selected. A 11)___________
marketing survey involves product recognition in New York and California. Of 558 New
Yorkers surveyed, 193 knew the product while 196 out of 614 Californians knew the product.
At the 0.05 significance level, test the claim that the recognition rates are the same in both
states. Include your null and alternative hypotheses, the test statistic, P-value or critical value(s),
12) Test the indicated claim about the means of two populations. Assume that the two samples are 12)___________
assume that the population standard deviations are equal.
College A College B
3.7 3.8 2.8
3.2 3.2 4.0
3.0 3.0 3.6
2.5 3.9 2.6
2.7 3.8 4.0
3.6 2.5 3.6
2.8 3.9
3.4
Use a 0.10 significance level to test the claim that the mean GPA of students at college A is
different from the mean GPA of students at college B.
(Note: x1 = 3.1125, x2 = 3.4385, s1 = 0.4357, s2 = 0.5485. ) Include your null and alternative
hypotheses, the test statistic, p-value or critical value(s), conclusion about the null hypothesis,
and conclusion about the claim in your answer.
13) Test the indicated claim about the variances or standard deviations of two populations. 13)___________
Assume that both samples are independent simple random samples from populations having
normal distributions. A random sample of 16 women resulted in blood pressure levels with a
standard deviation of 23 mm Hg. A random sample of 17 men resulted in blood pressure
levels with a standard deviation of 19.2 mm Hg. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim
that blood pressure levels for women vary more than blood pressure levels for men. Include
your null and alternative hypotheses, the test statistic, P-value or critical value(s), conclusion
about the null hypothesis, and conclusion about the claim in your answer.

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14) When testing for a difference between the means of a treatment group and a placebo group, the 14)___________
computer display below is obtained. Using a 0.05 significance level, is there sufficient evidence
to support the claim that the treatment group (variable 1) comes from a population with a mean
that is less than the mean for the placebo population? Explain.
t-Test: Two Sample for Means

1 Variable 1 Variable 2
2 Mean 65.10738 66.18251
3 Known Variance 8.102938 10.27387
4 Observations 50 50
5 Hypothesized Mean Difference 0
6 t −1.773417
7 P (T < = t ) one-tail 0.0384
8 T Critical one-tail 1.644853
9 P (T < = t ) two tail 0.0768
10 t Critical two-tail 1.959961
15) Test the given claim about the means of two populations. Assume that two dependent samples 15)___________
have been randomly selected from normally distributed populations.
Subject A B C D E
Before 71 66 67 77 75
After 75 75 65 80 87
Using a 0.01 level of significance, test the claim that the tutoring has an effect on the math
scores. Include your null and alternative hypotheses, the test statistic, P-value or critical
value(s), conclusion about the null hypothesis, and conclusion about the claim in your answer.
16) In a random sample of 300 women, 45% favored stricter DUI legislation. In a random 16)___________
sample of 200 men, 25% favored stricter DUI legislation. Construct a 95% confidence
interval for the difference between the population proportions p1 − p2 . Assume that the
samples are independent and that they have been randomly selected.

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17) A Dean of Students conducted a survey to test the claim that women spend more time visiting 17)___________
the STEM lab than men do. A survey was administered to a simple random sample of 15
female student volunteers and 12 male volunteers that asked, “How many minutes have you
spent in the STEM lab this semester?” The results are shown below.
Women Men
180 220
150 120
180 45
60 15
90 30
0 80
75 10
60 90
240 180
80 90
120 60
180 280
90
60
45
Test the claim at the 1% level of significance. Assume that the number of minutes that
women and men spent in the STEM lab is normally distributed. Do not assume that the
population standard deviations are equal. Include your null and alternative hypotheses, the
test statistic, P-value or critical value(s), conclusion about the null hypothesis, and conclusion
about the claim in your answer.
18) A random sample of 10 employees of an engineering company was selected. Each employee 18)___________
was asked to report the number of sick days he/she claimed on Wednesdays and Fridays of
the previous calendar year. Use this information to test the employer’s claim that more
employees call in sick on Fridays than on Wednesdays. Use α = 0.05. Assume that the
differences between Wednesday’s and Friday’s sick day counts is normally distributed.
Wednesdays Fridays
1 2
1 3
0 1
2 1
1 6
3 2
0 4
1 0
4 5
2 2
Include your null and alternative hypotheses, the test statistic, P-value or critical value(s),

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19) Assume that the two samples are independent simple random samples selected from normally 19)___________
distributed populations. Do not assume that the population standard deviations are equal. A
researcher wishes to determine whether people can reduce their resting heart rate by following
a particular diet. Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate for the following data. Does
the confidence interval support that the mean resting heart rate for those on the diet is lower
than that of those not on the diet? Explain your reasoning.
Treatment Group Control Group

n1 = 35 n2 = 38
x1 = 79.1 x2 = 84.7
s1 = 8.7 s2 = 9.2
20) Identify the test statistic that should be used for testing the following given claims. 20)___________
a. The mean of the differences between IQ scores of brothers and IQ scores of their sisters is
equal to 0.
b. The proportion of offices with windows is equal to the proportion of offices without
windows.
c. The variation among temperature inside buildings in winter is equal to the variation in the
temperature inside building in summer.
d. The mean age of female math professors is equal to the mean age of male math professors.

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Answer Key
Testname: CHAPTER 9 EXAM C
1) There is no natural pairing here; hence, it is not appropriate to perform a test for matched pairs. The two samples
are independent and a hypothesis test for large, independent samples should have been performed.
2) H 0 : σ1 = σ 2 H1 : σ1 > σ 2
Test statistic: F = 5.91.
Upper critical F value: 2.2878
Reject H 0 . There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that there is more variation in the waiting times when
several lines are used.
3) H 0 : p1 − p2 = 0.15
H1 : p1 − p2 ≠ 0.15
α = 0.10
Test statistic: z = −1.62
P-value = 0.1052
Because the P-value of 0.1052 is greater than the significance level of 0.10, do not reject the null hypothesis. There
is not sufficient evidence to reject the claim that the proportion of male voters who plan to vote Republican at the
next presidential election is 15 percentage points more than the percentage of female voters who plan to vote
Republican.
4) 1. The sample data are dependent.
2. The samples are simple random samples.
3. Either or both of these conditions is satisfied: The number of pairs of sample data is large (n > 30) or the pairs of
values have differences that are from a population that is approximately normally distributed. (The methods are
robust against departures from normality, so for small samples, the normality requirement is loose in the sense
that the procedures perform well as long as there are no outliers and departures from normality are not too
extreme.)
5) H 0 : μd = 0. H1 : μd < 0.
Test statistic t = −0.880. Critical value: t = −3.143.
Fail to reject H 0 . There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the technique is effective in raising the
gymnasts' scores.
6) H 0 : μd = 0. H1 : μd ≠ 0.
Test statistic t = 2.366. Critical value: t = ±2.262.
Reject H 0 . There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean is not affected by the course.
7) H 0 : μ1 = μ 2
H1 : μ1 < μ 2
Test statistic: t = −0.795
Critical value: t = −1.701
Do not reject H 0 . At the 5% significance level, there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean
amount of time spent watching television by women is smaller than the mean amount of time spent watching
television by men.
8) H 0 : μ1 = μ 2
H1 : μ1 < μ 2
0.005 < P-value < 0.01
Reject H 0 . At the 1% significance level, there is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean systolic
blood pressure of vegetarians is lower than the mean systolic blood pressure of nonvegetarians.
9) The requirements are not satisfied. Since married couples were surveyed, the two samples are not independent.

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10) H 0 : μ1 = μ 2
H1 : μ1 < μ 2
Test statistic: t = −1.477. Critical value: −2.473.
Do not reject the null hypothesis. There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the treatment group is
from a population with a smaller mean than the control group.
11) H 0 : p1 = p2 . H1 : p1 ≠ p2 .
Test statistic: z = 0.97. Critical values: z = ±1.96.
Fail to reject the null hypothesis. There is not sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the
recognition rates are the same in both states.
12) H 0 : μ1 = μ 2
H1 : μ1 ≠ μ2
0.1 < P-value < 0.2
Do not reject H 0 . At the 10% significance level, there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the
mean GPA of students at college A is different from the mean GPA of students at college B.
13) H 0 : σ1 = σ 2 H1 : σ1 > σ 2
Test statistic: F = 1.44.
Upper critical F value: 2.3522
Fail to reject the null hypothesis. There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that blood pressure levels
for women vary more than blood pressure levels for men.
14) Yes, the P-value for a one-tail test is 0.0384, which is smaller than the significance level of 0.05. There is
sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean for the treatment group is smaller than the mean for the
placebo group.
15) H 0 : μd = 0. H1 : μd ≠ 0. Test statistic: t = − 2.134. Critical values: t = 4.604, −4.604.
Fail to reject H 0 . There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the tutoring has an effect.
16) (0.118, 0.282)
17) H 0 : μ1 = μ 2
H1 : μ1 > μ 2
Test statistic: t = 0.19 critical value: t = 2.485
p-value = 0.425
Do not reject the null hypothesis. There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that that women spend
more time visiting the STEM lab than men do.
18) H 0 : μ d = 0. H1 : μ d < 0.
Test statistic: t = −1.67. Critical value: t = −1.833.
p-value = 0.0643
Fail to reject H 0 . There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that more employees call in sick on
Fridays than on Wednesdays.
19) −9.778 < μ1 − μ2 < −1.422
Yes, because the entire confidence interval contains negative values.
20) a. t
b. z
c. F
d. t

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A) 50.7 B) 23.4 C) 48.8 D) 39.0

A) t = −1.480 B) t = −1.185 C) t = −0.523 D) t = 0.690

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4.90 hrs < μ1 − μ2 < 17.50 hrs

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A 5.0 5.1 4.6 3.5 6.0

A) 0.22 < μ d < 7.48 B) −0.37 < μd < 1.77

A) 1.0 < μ d < 6.4 B) 0.2 < μ d < 7.2

A) −0.5 < μ d < 4.5 B) −0.2 < μd < 4.2

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A) 9.468 B) 3.156 C) 0.351 D) 1.052

A) t = 0.578 B) t = 2.890 C) t = 1.292 D) t = 0.415

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Men: n1 = 250, x1 = 146

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t-Test: Two Sample for Means

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