EXERCISES (CHAPTER 3 AND 4)

1. It is hypothesized that the number of breakdowns per week of a photocopy

machine at a school follows a Poisson distribution with mean λ = 2. The data in
TABLE 1 show the observed number of breakdowns per week during a sample of
100 weeks. Used a 5% significance level to test the hypotheses.

TABLE 1
Breakdowns 0 1 2 3 4 ≥5
Frequency 14 20 34 22 5 5
(10 marks)

2. A contractor wishes to see whether there is a difference in time (in days) it takes
by three subcontractors to build different types of homes. Based on the data in
TABLE 2, answer the following questions:

TABLE 2
Subcontractors Number of days
A 25 30 43 41
B 15 21 23 33
C 30 17 35 31

a. Construct a suitable ANOVA table. Show your calculation.

b. Perform a suitable hypothesis testing with the given data. (used α = 0.05)
(13 marks)

3. A random sample of 500 people, all of whom drive approximately 17,000

kilometers per year was observed. The data in TABLE 3 classify the individuals
according to age and the number of auto accidents each has had during last three
years. The result of the analysis is displayed in OUTPUT 1.

TABLE 3
Age (in years)
Under 30 30 – 40 Over 40 Total
Count 61 109 180
0 Expected 350
count A B 175.0
Count 27 25 48
Number of 1 Expected 100
C D 50.0
accident count
Count 12 16 22
2 Expected 50
10.0 15.0 25.0
count
Total Count 100 150 250 500
 OUTPUT 1
Asymp. Sig.
Value df
(2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 5.642(a) 4 .227
Likelihood Ratio 5.489 4 .241
Linear-by-Linear
2.685 1 .101
Association
N of Valid Cases 500

a. Find the expected frequencies for A, B, C, and D.

b. Determine the value of the chi-square test statistics.
c. What is the critical value χ 2 α ,v if α = 0.05?
d. At a 10% level of significance, test whether the age of the drivers and the
number of accidents are independent.
(10 marks)

4. Three types of outdoor paint; enamel, latex, and sunshine were tested to see how
long (in months) each lasted before it began crack, flake, and peel. They were
tested in four geographic locations (North, South, East, and West) in Malaysia to
study the effects of climate on the paint. Based on OUTPUT 2, answer the
following questions.

OUTPUT 2

Between-Subject Factors
Value Label N
1 Enamel 4
Paint 2 Latex 4
3 Sunshine 4
1 North 3
2 South 3
Location
3 East 3
4 West 3

Test of Between-Subjects Effects

Type III sum of
Source df Mean square F Sig.
squares
Corrected Model 1689.750a 5 337.950 4.475 .048
Intercept 46252.083 1 46252.083 612.385 .000
Paint 142.167 2 71.083 .941 .441
Location 1547.583 3 515.861 6.830 .023
Error 453.167 6 75.528
Total 48395.000 12
Corrected Total 2142.917 11

a. State the dependent and independent variables for this study.

 b. Test whether the lasting of paint is influence by different kind of paint at 1%
significance level.
(7 marks)

5. The amounts of fat in three kinds of pizza are tested. OUTPUT 3 shows the result
of the test conducted. At 5% significance level, test whether there is sufficient
evidence that the difference in mean exist.

OUTPUT 3
Model Sum of squares df Mean square F Sig.
Between
22.953 2 11.477 .652 .533
group
1 Within
316.857 18 17.603
group
Total 339.810 20
(4 marks)

6. A six-sided die is rolled 30 times and the numbers 1 through 6 appear as shown in
TABLE 4. Test whether the die is fair. Use 0.10 significance level.

TABLE 4
Outcome Frequency
1 3
2 6
3 2
4 3
5 9
6 7
(8 marks)

7. A researcher wishes to try three different techniques to lower the blood pressure
of individuals diagnosed with high blood pressure. The subjects are randomly
assigned to three groups; the first group takes medication, the second group
exercises, and third group follows a special diet. After four weeks, the reduction
in each person’s blood pressure is recorded. At 5% significance level, test the
claim that there is difference in effect among the techniques used. The data is
shown in TABLE 5.

TABLE 5
Medication Exercise Diet
9 5 5
11 9 10
10 4 11
14 1 9
12 4 5
(10 marks)