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Grade 11 • Unit 13: Test Statistic and Rejection Region for the Population Mean

Answer Key

Lesson 13.2. Forms of Test Statistic for the Population

Mean
Test Your Prerequisite Skills
1. Determine the null and alternative hypotheses for the following set of situations.
a. The mean test score of Section 1 is 50. You want to verify this by checking the
actual scores of each student in Section 1.
Answer: 𝐻! : 𝜇 = 50, 𝐻" : 𝜇 ≠ 50
b. The gas prices nowadays are greater than ₱75. You want to verify if the claim is
correct.
Answer: 𝐻! : 𝜇 ≤ 75, 𝐻" : 𝜇 > 75

Try It Yourself!
1. What test statistic will you use if the sample size is 100 and the population mean
and population standard deviation are available?
Answer: 𝑧-test
2. A perfume stall owner claims that the scent of their products lasts for 24 hours. To test
this claim, you bought five of their products and sprayed each on five clothing. You
then check and found that the average number of hours the scent lasts is 21 hours
with a standard deviation of four hours. What is the appropriate test statistic to use,
and what are the measures you need for the test statistic?
Answer: 𝑡-test, 𝜇 = 24, 𝑠 = 4, 𝑥 = 21, 𝑛 = 5
3. Past records indicate that the mean number of hours that an average student uses
his/her personal computer is at most five hours per day. You have a suspicion that the

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students exceed this measure. To test your hypothesis, you asked 20 students and
found that their average number of hours spent on their personal computer is 5.5
hours, with a standard deviation of 0.2 hours. What should be the hypotheses of the
investigator, the appropriate test statistic to use, and the pertinent measures needed?
Answer: 𝐻! : 𝜇 ≤ 5, 𝐻" : 𝜇 > 5, 𝑡-test, 𝜇 = 5, 𝑠 = 0.2, 𝑥 = 5.5, 𝑛 = 20
4. Suppose a Shelter for Dogs society reported that an average of 40 stray dogs had been
rescued daily in the past five years. To determine if the same number of stray dogs are
rescued every day, you looked at the record for the last two weeks and found that the
average number of dogs rescued daily is 35, with a standard deviation of two. What
test statistic should you use in this study? What are the parameters needed to use the
appropriate test statistic?
Answer: 𝑡-test, 𝜇 = 40, 𝑠 = 2, 𝑥 = 35, 𝑛 = 14

Check Your Understanding

A. Determine whether each statement is true or false.
1. The 𝑧-test is used for samples whose size is equal to or greater than 30, regardless
of the type of distribution it has.
Answer: True
2. The 𝑡-test is used for samples whose size is less than 30, regardless of the type of
distribution it has.
Answer: False
3. The null hypothesis affects the form of test statistic that should be used.
Answer: False
4. The Central Limit Theorem can be applied for samples whose size is 20.
Answer: False
5. The 𝑧-test and 𝑡-test can be used interchangeably without affecting the validity of
the results.

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Answer: False

B. For each given situation below, determine the set of hypotheses and the appropriate
test statistic to use.
1. Assuming that the time spent in a fitness gym is normally distributed, the owner
claims that the members use the gym for at least an hour. To test this claim, you
polled 20 members to determine how long they worked out in the gym, as
mentioned above.
Answer: 𝐻! : 𝜇 ≥ 1 hour; 𝐻" : 𝜇 < 1 hour; 𝑡-test
2. Statistical reports indicate that an average person spends ₱3 000 on apparel per
month. To determine if this is correct, a pollster asked 50 persons and found that
the average amount they spent on apparel monthly was ₱2 500
Answer: 𝐻! : 𝜇 = 3000 pesos; 𝐻" : 𝜇 ≠ 3000 pesos; 𝑧-test