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Learn how to conduct hypothesis tests for means and proportions using t-distribution and z-Test. Includes guidelines, examples, and interpretation of the results.
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Section 7.3 Hypothesis Testing for the Mean (Small Samples)
Similar to section 7.2… When the distribution is normal (or nearly normal), n < 30 or σ is unknown. • Use the t-distribution table: • Degrees of freedom: d.f. = n – 1
EX: find critical value, t0 • Left tailed test, alpha = 0.01, n = 13 • Right tailed test, alpha = 0.10, n =10 • Two tailed test, alpha = 0.05, n = 22
Guidelines for the t-Test • find H0 and Ha • Identify the level of significance, alpha • Identify the degrees of freedom, d.f. • Find the critical value(s) using the table. • Sketch the curve and shade the rejection region(s) • Find t • Make the decision to reject or not reject H0 • Interpret the decision in context.
Use a t-test to test the claim • 14. Claim: µ > 25, alpha = 0.05, sample mean = 26.2, s = 2.32, n = 17 • 15. Claim: µ > 8000, alpha = 0.01, sample mean = 7700, s = 450, n = 25
20. A company claims that the mean battery life of their MP3 player is at least 30 hours. You suspect that the claim is incorrect and find that a random sample of 18 MP3 players has a mean battery life of 28.5 hours and a standard deviation of 1.7 hours. Is there enough evidence to reject the claim at alpha = 0.01?
26. A repair shop believes that people travel more than 3500 miles between oil changes. A random sample of 8 cars getting an oil change has a mean distance of 3375 miles since the last oil change with a standard deviation of 225 miles. At alpha = 0.05, do you have enough evidence to support the shop’s claim?
Section 7.4 HYPOTHESIS TESTING FOR PROPORTIONS
Guidelines for the z-Test • 1. find H0 and Ha • 2. identify alpha • 3. find the critical value(s) • 4. shade the rejection region(s) • 5. find z • 6. make decision to reject or not reject the null hypothesis • 7. interpret decision in context
Determine if a normal distribution can be used. If so, test the claim. • 4. Claim: p > 0.48, alpha = 0.08, sample proportion = 0.40, n = 90 • 8. Claim: p = 0.95, alpha = 0.10, sample proportion = 0.875, n = 50
14. A research center claims that 16% of US adults say that curling is the Winter Olympic sport they would like to try the most. In a random sample of 300 US adults, 20% say that curling is the Winter Olympic sport they would like to try the most. At alpha = 0.05, is there enough evidence to reject the researcher’s claim?
16. A humane society claims that 30% of US households own a cat. In a random sample of 200 US households, 72 say they own a cat. At alpha = 0.05, is there enough evidence to reject the society’s claim?