MATH142

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Direction: Solve the following problems in the space provided.

A random sample of size 𝑛1 = 25, taken from a normal population with a
standard deviation 𝜎1 = 5, has a mean ̅̅̅
𝑥1 = 80. A second random sample
of size 𝑛2 = 36, taken from a different normal population with a standard
deviation 𝜎2 = 3, has a mean 𝑥 ̅̅̅2 = 75. Using 5% level of significance,
check whether 𝜇1 > 𝜇2
Two kinds of thread are being compared for strength. Fifty pieces of each type
of thread are tested under similar conditions. Brand A has an average tensile
strength of 78.3 kilograms with a standard deviation of 5.6 kilograms, while brand
B has an average tensile strength of 87.2 kilograms with a standard deviation of
6.3 kilograms. Using a=0.01, test the hypothesis that the mean strength of brand
B has a higher strength than that of Brand A.

The following data represent the length of time, in days, to recovery for patients An experiment reported in Popular Science compared fuel economies for two
randomly treated with one of two medications to clear up severe bladder types of similarly equipped diesel mini-trucks. Let us suppose that 12
infections: Volkswagen and 10 Toyota trucks were tested in 90- kilometer-per-hour steady-
Medication 1 Medication 2 paced trials. If the 12 Volkswagen trucks averaged 16 kilometers per liter with a
n 14 16 standard deviation of 1.0 kilometer per liter and the 10 Toyota trucks averaged
𝑥̅ 17 19 11 kilometers per liter with a standard deviation of 0.8 kilometer per liter, Using
s2 1.5 1.8 0.05 level of significance, determine if the mean if the fuel economy of for the
Using 0.01 level of significance, determine if medication 1 is more effective in average kilometers per liter for these two mini-trucks are equal. Assume that the
treating the infection than medication 2, assuming normal populations with distances per liter for the truck models are approximately normally distributed
equal variances with equal variances.
The following data represent the running times of films produced by two A study was conducted by the Department of Zoology at the Virginia Tech to
motion-picture companies. estimate the difference in the amounts of the chemical orthophosphorus
Company Time (minutes) measured at two different stations on the James River. Orthophosphorus was
I 103 94 110 87 98 measured in milligrams per liter. Fifteen samples were collected from station 1,
II 97 82 123 92 175 88 118 and 12 samples were obtained from station 2. The 15 samples from station 1
Test the hypothesis that 𝜇𝐼 = 𝜇𝐼𝐼 against 𝜇𝐼 ≠ 𝜇𝐼𝐼 using 0.01 level of had an average orthophosphorus content of 3.84 milligrams per liter and a
significance. Assume that the running-time differences are approximately standard deviation of 3.07 milligrams per liter, while the 12 samples from station
normally distributed with unequal variances. 2 had an average content of 1.49 milligrams per liter and a standard deviation of
0.80 milligram per liter. Test the hypothesis that true average orthophosphorus
contents at these two stations are equal using 0.02 level of significance,
assuming that the observations came from normal populations with different
variances.

The federal government awarded grants to the agricultural departments of 9 Fortune magazine (March 1997) reported the total returns to investors for the 10
universities to test the yield capabilities of two new varieties of wheat. Each years prior to 1996 and also for 1996 for 431 companies. The total returns for 10
variety was planted on a plot of equal area at each university, and the yields, in of the companies are listed below. Using 0.05 level of significance, test the
kilograms per plot, were recorded as follows: difference between mean change in percent return to investors.

Using 0.05 level of significance, determine if there is a significant difference

between the yields of the two varieties, assuming the differences of yields to be
approximately normally distributed. Explain why pairing is necessary in this
problem.