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Individual Assignment 2
Due Date: 27 October 2012 (Sunday), before 5pm.
Late Assignment will not be entertained.

1. A test is made of

versus

. A sample of size 35 is drawn, and the

sample mean is 58. It is given that the standard deviation is 25.
a. Test the hypotheses and write down your conclusion at .
(5 marks)
Solution:

Failed to reject

The population mean is equal to 50.

b. What type of error could possibly occur?
(1 mark)
Solution: Type II error.


2. An accounting firm tested two spreadsheet applications, Application A and Application B,
to determine whether there is a difference between them in the mean speed with which a
standard accounting problem can be solved. The mean times needed to solve the problem by
using Application A and Application B in 12 trials is 40 seconds and 46 seconds
respectively. The sample standard deviation of times needed for Application A and
Application B is 5.92 and 8.45 seconds respectively. Assuming that the time needed to
solve the standard problem is approximately normal distributed with different variance, is
there enough evidence to say that Application A is more efficient than Application B in
solving the standard accounting problem at 5% significant level?
(6 marks)
Solution:

( )

Reject

Application A is more efficient than Application B.






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3. A new postsurgical treatment was compared with a standard treatment. Seven objects
received the new treatment, while seven others received the standard treatment. The
recovery times, in days, are recorded and analyzed as shown in OUTPUT 1.
OUTPUT 1
Independent Samples Test

Levene's Test for
Equality of
Variances t-test for Equality of Means
F Sig. t df
Sig.
(2-
tailed)
Mean
Difference
Std. Error
Difference
95% Confidence
Interval of the
Difference
Lower Upper
Recovering_time Equal
variances
assumed
2.367 .150 -3.372 12 .006 -11.000 3.262 -18.107 -3.893
Equal
variances not
assumed
-3.372 9.863 .007 -11.000 3.262 -18.281 -3.719


a. Determine the point estimate of the mean differences between two treatments.
(1 mark)
Solution:

b. Can you conclude that the new treatment is effective in reducing the recovering time at
5% significance level? Let

denoted as mean recovering time for new treatment while

denoted as mean recovering time for standard treatment.

(8 marks)
Solution:

Failed to reject

The both variances are the same.

Reject

It can conclude that the new treatment is effective in reducing the recovering time.












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4. Two extrusion machines that manufacture steel rods are being compared. In a sample of 600
rods taken from machine A, 582 met specifications regarding length and diameter. In a
sample of 1000 rods taken from machine B, 960 met the specifications. Machine A is more
expensive to run, so it is decided that machine B will be used unless it can be convincingly
shown that machine A produces larger proportion of rods meeting specifications. Perform a
hypothesis test at to determine which machine to use. State your conclusion.
(10 marks)
Solution:

( )

()

()

Failed to reject

Machine B should be used since machine A not produces larger proportion of rods
meeting specifications.


5. To test the effect of a physical-fitness course on ones physical ability, the number of sit-
ups that a person could do in 1 minute, both before and after the course, was recorded. Ten
randomly selected participants scores are recorded and analyzed as shown in OUTPUT 2.
OUTPUT 2
Paired Samples Test

Paired Differences
t df
Sig. (2-
tailed) Mean
Std.
Deviation
Std.
Error
Mean
95% Confidence Interval
of the Difference
Lower Upper
Pair 1 Before - After -7.000 5.793 1.832 -11.144 -2.856 -3.821 9 .004


a. Can you conclude that a significant amount of improvement took place? Use 5%
significance level and assume normality on the differences.
(4 marks)
Solution:

Reject

It can be concluded that there is a significant amount of improvement took place.

b. Based on answer in (a), what type of error could be occurred?
(1 mark)
Solution: Type I error

c. Will you change your conclusion in (a) if the level of significance reduces to 1%?
(1 mark)
Solution: No
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6. A machine that fills beverage cans is supposed to put 12 ounces of beverage in each can. A
simple random sample of eight cans are selected and measured. The results of analysis are
shown in OUTPUT 3 and OUTPUT 4.
OUTPUT 3
One-Sample Test

Test Value = 0
t df Sig. (2-tailed)
Mean
Difference
95% Confidence Interval of the Difference
Lower Upper
Volume 467.819 7 .000 12.02500 11.9642 12.0858



OUTPUT 4
One-Sample Test

Test Value = 12
t df Sig. (2-tailed)
Mean
Difference
95% Confidence Interval of the Difference
Lower Upper
Volume .973 7 .363 .02500 -.0358 .0858



Based on suitable output, perform a hypothesis test to determine whether the mean volume
differs from 12 ounces at 5% significance level.
(5 marks)
Solution:
OUTPUT 4 is the suitable output.

Failed to reject

The mean volume is not differs from 12 ounces.


7. As an aid for improving students study habits, nine students were randomly selected to
attend a seminar on the importance of education in life. The following table shows the
number of hours each student studied per week before and after the seminar. At 10%
significance level, did attending the seminar increase more than 2 hours in number of hours
the students studied per week?

Before 9 12 6 15 3 18 10 13 7
After 9 17 9 20 2 21 15 22 6
(8 marks)
Solution:
d = after before

Failed to reject

Attending the seminar did not increase more than 2 hours in number of hours the student
studied per week.