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When sample size is small (n1, n2 < 30) and samples are
independent (not related) and the population standard deviation is
unknown, the t statistic can be used to test the hypothesis for
difference between two population means.
There has been a fundamental shift in Indian economy after 1991. All
business sectors including the banking sector have been affected by the
liberalization and privatization measures of the government. Due to heavy
competition, Indian public sector banks have also adopted consumer-friendly
policies such as extending service time for their customers. On one hand,
changes introduced by the banks enhance the quality of services; however,
on the other hand, they are also responsible for generating stress among
employees. A researcher wants to assess the stress levels of bank employees.
The researcher has selected two banks, A & B for this purpose. The working
hours of bank A are from 10 am to 3.30 pm and the working hours of bank B
are from 8.00 am to 8.00 psm. The researcher has randomly selected 40
employees from bank A and 10 of them have indicated high stress levels. The
researcher has also randomly selected 50 employees from bank B and 22 of
them have indicated high stress levels. Does this indicate that the stress
levels of employees of bank B are significantly higher. Test the hypothesis by
taking 99% as the confidence level.
A plant has installed two machines producing polythene bags. During the
installation, the manufacturer of the machine has stated that the capacity of the
machine is to produce 20 bags in a day. Owing to various factors such as
different operators working on these machines, raw material, etc. there is a
variation in the number of bags produced at the end of the day. The company
researcher has taken a random sample of bags produced in 10 days for machine
1 and 13 days for machine 2, respectively. The following data gives the number
of units of an item produced on a sampled day by the two machines:
How can the researcher determine whether the variance is from the same
population (population variances are equal) or it comes from different
populations (population variances are not equal)? Take α = 0.05 as the
confidence level.