110307028 財管一 謝凱儀 統計學 Homework 2 1.3.

2022

2. What is the critical F-value when the sample size of the numerator is four and
the sample size for the denominator is seven? Use a one-tailed test and the .01
significance level.
Ans: The critical F-value is 7.847

5. Arbitron Media Research Inc. conducted a study of the iPod listening habits of
men and women. One facet of the study involved the mean listening time. It
was discovered that the mean listening time for a sample of 10 men was 35
minutes per day. The standard deviation was 10 minutes per day. The mean
listening time for a sample of 12 women was also 35 minutes, but the standard
deviation of the sample was 12 minutes. At the .01 significance level, can we
conclude that there is a difference in the variation in the listening times for men
and women?
a. State the null and alternate hypotheses.
Ans: There is a difference in the variation in the listening times for men and
women. (Alternate hypotheses)
There is no difference in the variation in the listening times for men and
women. (Null hypotheses)

b. State the decision rule.

Ans: Reject H0 if Z<-2.33 or if Z>2.33

c. Compute the decision rule.

Ans: Reject H0 if Z<-2.33 or if Z>2.33

d. Compute the p-value.

Ans: p-value is 0.5000
35 − 35
𝑧= =0
! !
&10 + &12
10 12
p-value is 0.5000

e. What is your decision regarding 𝑯𝟎 ?

Ans: Not reject the null hypotheses

f. Interpret the result.

Ans: There is no difference in the variation in the listening times for men and
women.

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10. The manager of a computer software company wishes to study the number of
hours per week senior executives by type of industry spend at their desktop
computers. The manager selected a sample of five executives from each of
three industries. At the.05 significance level, can she conclude there is a
difference in the mean number of hours spent per week by industry?
Banking Retail Insurance
32 28 30
30 28 28
30 26 26
32 28 28
30 30 30
a. What are the null and alternate hypotheses?
Ans: There is a difference in the mean number of hours spent per week by
industry. (Alternate hypotheses)
There is no difference in the mean number of hours spent per week by
industry. (Null hypotheses)

b. What is the critical value?

Ans: 5.10

c. Compute the test statistic.

Ans: 11.4666
22.9332
𝐹= 2 = 11.4666
12
12
d. Compute the p-value.
Ans:
35 − 35
𝑧= =0
! !
&10 + &12
10 12

e. What is your decision regarding the null hypothesis?

Ans: Rejected the null hypotheses

f. Interpret the result.

Ans: There is a difference in the mean number of hours spent per week by
industry.

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12. The following are six observations collected from treatment 1, ten observations
collected from treatment 2, and eight observations collected from treatment 3.
Test the hypothesis that the treatment means are equal at the.05 significance
level.
Treatment 1 Treatment 2 Treatment 3
3 9 6
2 6 3
5 5 5
1 6 5
3 8 5
1 5 4
4 1
7 5
6
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a. State the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis.
Ans: The treatment means are equal. (Null hypotheses)
The treatment means are not equal. (Alternate hypotheses)

b. What is the decision rule?

Ans: Reject H0 if F<-4.42 or if F>4.42

c. Compute SST, SSE, and SS total.

Ans:
𝑆𝑆 𝑇otal = 99.9582
𝑆𝑆T = 46.9583
𝑆𝑆E = 52.9999

d. Compute an ANOVA table.

Ans:
Source DF SS MS F
Factor 2 46.9583 23.4792 9.30
Error 21 52.9999 2.52
Total 23 99.9582

e. Based on the value of the test statistic, state your decision regarding the
null hypothesis.

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Ans: Rejected the null hypotheses

f. If 𝑯𝟎 is rejected, can we conclude that treatment 2 and treatment 3 differ?

Use the 95% level of confidence.
Ans: Cannot

13. A senior accounting major at Midsouth State University has job offers from four
CPA firms. To explore the offers further, she asked a sample of recent trainees
from each firm: How many months did you work before receiving a raise in
salary? Using the following ANOVA table, is there a difference in the mean
number of months before receiving a raise among the four firms? Use the.05
level of significance.
Analysis of Variance
Source DF SS MS F P
Factor 3 32.33 10.78 2.36 0.133
Error 10 45.67 4.57
Total 13 78.00
a. What are the null and alternate hypotheses?
Ans: There is a difference in the mean number of months before receiving a
raise among the four CPA firms. (Alternate hypotheses)
There is no difference in the mean number of months before receiving a raise
among the four CPA firms. (Null hypotheses)

b. What is the test statistic?

Ans: 2.36

c. What is the p-value?

Ans: 0.133

d. What is your decision regarding the null hypothesis?

Ans: The null hypothesis is not rejected.

e. Interpret the result.

Ans: There is no difference in the mean number of months before receiving a
raise among the four CPA firms.

18. There are three hospitals in the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area. The following data show
the number of outpatient surgeries performed on Monday, Tuesday,

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Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at each hospital last week. At the.05

significance level, can we conclude there is a difference in the mean number of
surgeries performed by hospital. Or by day of the week?
Number of Surgeries Performed
Day St. Luke’s St. Vincent Mercy
Monday 14 18 24
Tuesday 20 24 14
Wednesday 16 22 14
Thursday 18 20 22
Friday 20 28 24
Ans:
There is a difference in the mean number of surgeries performed by hospital.
(Alternate hypothesis).
There is no difference in the mean number of surgeries performed by hospital.
(Null hypothesis).
Reject H0 if F<-5.10 or if F>5.10
𝑆𝑆 𝑇otal = 5978.40
𝑆𝑆T = 5958.53
𝑆𝑆E = 193.6
F = 184.67
Null hypothesis is rejected. There is a difference in the mean number of surgeries
performed by hospital.

There is a difference in the mean number of surgeries performed by day of the

week. (Alternate hypothesis).
There is no difference in the mean number of surgeries performed by day of the
week. (Null hypothesis).
Reject H0 if F<-4.47 or if F>4.47
𝑆𝑆 𝑇otal = 6152.13
𝑆𝑆T = 5976.13
𝑆𝑆E = 176
F = 84.89
Null hypothesis is rejected. There is a difference in the mean number of surgeries
performed by day of the week.