Test of

Hypothesis
Using the t-test
Problem #7
Crisostomo, Leony Rose
Cruz, Ryan Ivan
 A TV manufacturer claims that the
life span of its regular TV is 12 years
with a standard deviation of 1.2
years. Using a random sample of
their 20 TV sets , the average life
span is found to be 11.2 years. Test
the hypothesis tat the TV sets life
span of 12 years as claimed by the
manufacturer is true at = 0.1
 A TV manufacturer claims that the
life span of its regular TV is 12 years
with a standard deviation of 1.2
years. Using a random sample of
their 20 TV sets , the average life
span is found to be 11.2 years. Test
the hypothesis that the TV sets life
span of 12 years as claimed by the
manufacturer is true at = 0.01
 A TV manufacturer claims that the
life span of its regular TV is 12 years
with a standard deviation of 1.2
years. Using a random sample of
their 20 TV sets , the average life
span is found to be 11.2 years. Test
the hypothesis tat the TV sets life
span of 12 years as claimed by the
manufacturer is true at = 0.1

Given:

= 12 n = 20
x = 11.2 = 1.2
= 0.01
 A TV manufacturer claims that the
life span of its regular TV is 12 years
with a standard deviation of 1.2
years. Using a random sample of
their 20 TV sets , the average life
span is found to be 11.2 years. Test
the hypothesis tat the TV sets life
span of 12 years as claimed by the
manufacturer is true at = 0.1

Step 1:
:=x
There is no significant difference
between the life span of regular TV sets
and the average life span of the sample TV
sets.
:x
There is a significant difference between
the life span of regular TV sets and the
average life span of the sample TV sets.
 A TV manufacturer claims that the
life span of its regular TV is 12 years
with a standard deviation of 1.2
years. Using a random sample of
their 20 TV sets , the average life
span is found to be 11.2 years. Test
the hypothesis tat the TV sets life
span of 12 years as claimed by the
manufacturer is true at = 0.1
 Step 2:
t-test, since n <
30 and the
standard
deviation is
given
 A TV manufacturer claims that the
life span of its regular TV is 12 years
with a standard deviation of 1.2
years. Using a random sample of
their 20 TV sets , the average life
span is found to be 11.2 years. Test
the hypothesis tat the TV sets life
span of 12 years as claimed by the
manufacturer is true at = 0.1

Step 3:
Critical Value: 2.861 (two-tailed, =
0.01)
for one-tailed 0.5 0.02 0.01 0.05
test 5
for two-tailed 0.10 0.05 0.02 0.01
test
df
19 1.729 2.09 2.539 2.86
3 1
 A TV manufacturer claims that the
life span of its regular TV is 12 years
with a standard deviation of 1.2
years. Using a random sample of
their 20 TV sets , the average life
span is found to be 11.2 years. Test
the hypothesis tat the TV sets life
span of 12 years as claimed by the
manufacturer is true at = 0.1
 Step 4:

Accept

- 2.98

-2.98-2.861 2.861

Reject Reject
 A TV manufacturer claims that the
life span of its regular TV is 12 years
with a standard deviation of 1.2
years. Using a random sample of
their 20 TV sets , the average life
span is found to be 11.2 years. Test
the hypothesis tat the TV sets life
span of 12 years as claimed by the
manufacturer is true at = 0.1

Step 5: Reject
:x
There is a significant difference between
the life span of regular TV sets and the
average life span of the sample TV sets.