Irene Offor Assignment 3

Problems 23 & 37 in Section 7.3, Problems 10 & 12 in Section 7.4, and Problems 17 & 26 in Section 7.5 (Ch. 7)

Section 7.3
Problem 23
Microwave Repair Costs A microwave oven repairer says that the mean repair
cost for damaged microwave ovens is less than $100. You work for the repairer and
want to test this claim. You find that a random sample of five microwave ovens has
a mean repair cost of $75 and a standard deviation of $75 and a standard deviation
of $12.50, At = 0.01, do you have enough evidence to support the repairer's
claim?
Problem 37
Gas Mileage A car company says that the mean gas mileage for its luxury sedan
is at least 21 miles per gallon (mgt). You believe the claim is incorrect and find that
a random sample of 5 cars has a mean gas mileage of 19 mpg and a standard
deviation of 4 mpg. Assume the gas mileage of all of the company's luxury sedans
is normally distributed. At = 0.05, test the company's claim.

Section 7.4
Problem 10
Do You Eat Breakfast? A medical researcher estimates that no more than 55%
of U.S. adults eat breakfast every day. In a random sample of 250 U.S. adults, 56.4%
say that they eat breakfast every day.
At = 0.01, is there enough evidence to reject the researcher's claim?
(a) Write the claim mathematically and identify H and H
(b) Find the critical values and identify the rejection regions
(c) Find the standardized test statistic
(d) Decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis.
(e) Then interpret the decision in the context of the original claim.
Problem 12
Just Say No to GMO An environmentalist claims that more than 50% to Britain
consumers want supermarkets to stop selling genetically modified foods. You want
to test this claim. You find that in a random sample of 100 British consumers, 53%
say that they want supermarkets to stop selling genetically modified foods. A =
0.10, can you support the environmentalist's claim?

(a) Write the claim mathematically and identify H and H

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(b) Find the critical values and identify the rejection regions
(c) Find the standardized test statistic
(d) Decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis.
(e) Then interpret the decision in the context of the original claim.

Section 7.5
Problem 17
Life of Appliances A large appliance company estimates that the variance of
the life of its appliance is 3years. You work for a consumer advocacy group and are
asked to test this claim. You find that a random sample of the lives of 27 of the
company's appliances has a variance of 2.8, At = 0.05, do you have enough
evidence to reject the company's claim?

(a) Write the claim mathematically and identify H and H

(b) Find the critical value(s) identify the rejection region(s)
(c) Use x the test to find the standardized test statistic
(d) Decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis.
(e) Then the decision in the context of the original claim. Assume the population
are normally distributed.
Problem 26
Salaries An employment information service says that the standard deviation of
the annual salaries for public relations managers is at least $14,500. The annual
salaries for the 18 randomly chosen public relations managers are listed. At =
0.10, can you reject the claim?
37,517
50,549
34,811

50,217,
50,263
55,413

29,177
62,939
51,310

51,744
62,372
80,433

69,422
65,014
34,185

Sample standard deviation (s) = 14060.66

Sample size (n) = 18
(a) Write the claim mathematically and identify H and H
a) H : = 14500, H = 14500
(b) Find the critical value(s) identify the rejection region(s)
(c) Use x the test to find the standardized test statistic

60,770
49,164
31,805

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X = (n-1)(s/)
Rejection H : X
(d) Decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis.
(e) Then the decision in the context of the original claim. Assume the population
are normally distributed.