Q A M - I I : P R O B L E M S E T- 2

1. Determine whether each of the following pairs of hypotheses is valid for a hypothesis test.
Explain reasons for any pair that is indicated to be invalid.

a. H0 : µ = 15, H1 : µ > 15

b. H0 : µ = 20, H1 : µ , 20

c. H0 : µ < 30, H1 : µ > 30

d. H0 : µ ≤ 40, H1 : µ ≥ 40

e. H0 : x̄ ≤ 45, H1 : x̄ > 45

f. H0 : µ ≤ 50, H1 : µ > 55

2. Provide the relevant critical value(s) for each of the following circumstances:

a. H1 : µ > 13, n = 15, σ = 10.3, α = 0.05

b. H1 : µ , 21, n = 23, s = 35.40, α = 0.02

c. H1 : µ , 35, n = 41, σ = 35.407, α = 0.01

d. H1 : µ < 49; data:12.5, 15.8, 44.3, 22.6, 18.4; α = 0.10

e. H1 : x̄ > 15, n = 27, σ = 12.4

Ans: a. zα = 1.645, b. tα/2 = ±2.5083, c. za/2 = ±2.575, d. −tα = −1.5332, e. invalid

3. For the following hypothesis test: H0 : µ = 200 and H1 : µ , 200, α = 0.01 with n = 64, σ = 9,
and x̄ = 196.5, state

a. the decision rule in terms of the critical value of the test statistic

b. the calculated value of the test statistic

c. the conclusion

Ans: a. Reject the null hypothesis if the calculated value of the test statistic, z, is greater than
2.575 or less than −2.575. Otherwise, do not reject, b. z = −3.111, c. Reject the null hypothesis.

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4. For the following hypothesis test: H0 : µ ≥ 23 and H1 : µ < 23, α = 0.025 with n = 25, s = 8,
and x̄ = 20, state

a. the decision rule in terms of the critical value of the test statistic

b. the calculated value of the test statistic

c. the conclusion

Ans: a. Reject the null hypothesis if the calculated value of the test statistic, t, is less than the
critical value of −2.0639. Otherwise, do not reject, b. t = −1.875, c. Do not reject the null
hypothesis.

5. An internal report issued by the marketing manager for a national oil-change franchise indicated
that the mean number of miles between oil changes for franchise customers is at least 3, 600.
One Texas franchise owner conducted a study to determine whether the marketing manager’s
statement was accurate for his franchise’s customers. He selected a simple random sample of 10
customers and determined the number of miles each had driven the car between oil changes. He
obtained the following sample data:

3,655 4,204 1,946 2,789 3,555

a. State the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses.

b. Use the test statistic approach with a = 0.05 to test the null hypothesis.

Ans: a. H0 : µ ≥ 3, 600, H1 : µ < 3, 600 b. Since t = −0.85 > −1.8331, the null hypothesis is not
rejected.

6. The director of a state agency believes that the average starting salary for clerical employees in
the state is less than $30, 000 per year. To test her hypothesis, she has collected a simple random
sample of 100 starting clerical salaries from across the state and found that the sample mean is
$29, 750.

a. State the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses.

b. Assuming the population standard deviation is known to be $2, 500 and the significance level
for the test is to be 0.05, what is the critical value (stated in dollars)?

c. Referring to your answer in part b, what conclusion should she reach with respect to the null
hypothesis?

d. Referring to your answer in part c, which of the two statistical errors might have been made in
this case? Explain.

Ans: a. H0 : µ ≥ 30, 000, H1 : µ < 30, 000, b. $29, 588.75, c. Do not reject, d. Type II error.
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7. Suppose the general manager for a company that produces a complicated electronics component
used in the navigation systems in automobiles has stated that 69% of the items made pass through
the final inspection without needing any rework. The quality manager wished to verify this
statement. To do so, she selected a random sample of n = 180 parts at the final inspection station
and found that 105 passed and did not require rework.

a. State the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses for testing the general manager’s claim.

b. Using α = 0.05, from the sample data, what conclusion should the quality manager reach
about the general manager’s claim? Discuss.

8. You are given the following null and alternative hypotheses: H0 : µ ≤ 500 and H1 : µ > 500,
α = 0.01. Calculate the probability of committing a Type II error when the population mean is
505, the sample size is 64, and the population standard deviation is known to be 36.

Ans: β = 0.8888.

9. A cosmetics factory owns a machine that automatically fills its best-selling facial cream jars
- 4 ounces per jar. The machine is set to have a mean of 4.1 ounces per jar. Given all other
factors, the process shifted the mean away from 4.1 by an under fill. The machine has to stop
its production. Regardless of the mean amount being dispensed, the standard deviation of the
amount dispensed always has a value of 0.22 ounce. A quality control engineer routinely selects
30 jars from the assembly line to check the amount filled.

a. State the appropriate null and alternative hypothesis for the engineer’s checks.

b. Calculate the chances of Type II to occur using α = 0.05.

Ans: a. H0 : µ ≥ 4.1 vs H1 : µ < 4.1, b. β = 0.2981.