Statistics   Test 3                                   Prof. VanderHoff                                  Spring 2004

All work must be shown on exam to receive credit.

1[10] Test the null hypothesis that the mean = 17   Use .05 significance level, a two tail test and the following data: sample size=9; sample mean=15; sample standard deviation=4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. [15] Test the hypothesis that the mean before equals the mean after. Use .10 significance level and the following data:

     

before

after

 

25

15

 

12

5

 

7

13

 

9

3

 

18

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 [10] Test the hypothesis that the proportion of students who like stats=.30 Use .05 significance level and a two tail test.  In a survey of 80 students, 34 students like statistics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. [20] Test the hypothesis that gender and preference for presidential candidates are independent.  Use .05 significance level and the following data:

 

 

Bush

 

 

Kerry

 

 

Nader

 

 

 

men

40

 

 

10

 

 

0

 

 

 

women

80

 

 

50

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


5[12] Test the hypothesis that the proportion of men who support Bush equals the proportion of women who support Bush.   Use .05 significance level, a two tail test and the following data:

 

numbers

men

women

surveyed

120

80

Support Bush

90

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 [13] Test the null hypothesis that the mean for men is greater than or equal to the mean for women.   Use .05 significance level, a one tail test and the following data:

 

sample

women

men

Mean

90

85

Standard deviation

8

10

number

32

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 [10] Test the null hypothesis that the mean = 120.   Use .05 significance level, a two tail test and the following data: sample size=81; sample mean=113; sample standard deviation=18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. [20] Test the hypothesis the means of groups a, b, c, and d are equal.   Use .05 significance level.

group

a

b

c

d

mean

80

90

70

60

variance

20

10

15

5

n

10

10

10

10