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EXPERIMENT-4
One Sample T-Test

The following data represent the amount of soft drink filled in the sample of 50 consecutive
2l bottles. The results are listed below:
1. At the 5% level of significance is there evidence that mean amount of soft drink filled is
different from 2.0 liter.

HYPOTHESIS:
Ho: sample of 50 consecutive bottles filled by soft drinks are taken from population with
mean 2.0
If p > 0.05, then Ho= accepted
p < 0.05, then Ho= rejected

THEORY:
The One Sample t Test determines whether the sample mean is statistically different from a
known or hypothesized population mean.
The One Sample t-Test is a parametric test.

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In a One Sample t Test, the test variable is compared against a "test value", which is a known
or hypothesized value of the mean in the population.

The test statistic for a One Sample t Test is denoted t, which is calculated using the following
formula:

Where:
x is the sample mean.
is the population mean.
S is the sample standard deviation.
n is the number of observations. n=(N-1)

The calculated t value is then compared to the critical t value from the t distribution table with
degrees of freedom df = n - 1 and chosen confidence level. If the calculated t value >
critical t value, then we reject the null hypothesis.

ASSUMPTIONS:
The scale of measurement applied to the data collected follows a continuous or ordinal scale.
The data is collected randomly from selected portion of the total population.
The data results in a normal distribution, bell-shaped distribution curve.
A reasonably large sample size is used.
Homogeneity of variance. Homogeneous, or equal, variance exists when the standard
deviations of samples are approximately equal.

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PROCEDURE:
STEP 1: Click Analyze> Compare Means > One-Sample T Test on the main menu.

STEP 2: Then there appears a one sample t test dialogue box.

STEP 3: Transfer the dependent variable, soft drink quantity, into the test variable box by
selecting it (by clicking on it) and then clicking on the arrow button. Enter the population mean
you are comparing the sample against in the test value box.

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STEP 4: Click on the option button. You will be presented with the One-Sample T Test
Options dialogue box, as shown below:

STEP 5: Click the continue button. You will be returned to the One-Sample T Test dialogue
box.
STEP 6: Click the ok button.

OUTPUT:

One-Sample Statistics

N Mean Std. Deviation Std. Error Mean

Soft drink filled in the water 50 2.01008 .085709 .012121

(in lt)

One-Sample Test

Test Value = 0

T Df Sig. (2- Mean 95% Confidence Interval of

tailed) Difference the Difference

Lower Upper

Soft drink filled in the 165.834 49 .000 2.010080 1.98572 2.03444

water (in lt)

CONCLUSION: As the value of p (p=0.000) in the above table is less than 0.05 (p<0.05)
therefore null hypothesis is rejected. Thus sample of 50 consecutive bottles filled by soft drinks
are not taken from population with mean 2.0.