The Employment and Training Administration reported the U.S. mean unemployment insurance benefit of $238 per week (The World Almanac 2003). A researcher in the state of Virginia anticipated that sample data would show evidence that the mean weekly unemployment insurance benefit in Virginia was below the national level. For a sam
The filling variance for boxes of cereal is designed to be .02 or less. A sample of 30 boxes of cereal shows a sample standard deviation of .16 ounces. Use α = .01 to determine whether the variance in the cereal box fillings is exceeding the design specification. a) In proper notation, state the hypotheses of this test.
Marketing executives at Haug Motor Company, producers of the world's most imposing SUVs, are planning their sales campaign for a new model, the 6000 lb. Enviroraptor MPG-8?. They are staking their hopes on the belief that the average American is more interested in personal aggrandizement than in the environment or public safety.
Using the attached numerical data I want to (1) formulate a hypothesis which can be tested with linear regression analysis. (2) Formulate a hypothesis statement regarding the issue. (3) Perform a regression hypothesis test on the data. (4) Interpret the results of your regression hypothesis test. (5) And have to include raw dat
The Restaurants McBurger says that the waiting time for customers is 3 minutes with a standard deviation of population 1 minute. The quality control department found in a sample of 50 clients that the average waiting time was 2.75 minutes. With a significance level of 0.05. Can conclude that the waiting time is less than 3 minut
What are the differences among a proportion, a percentage, and a ratio? When would a researcher use a hypothesis test for the difference in two population proportions? Explain.
1. List the five steps of solving a statistical problem 2. Write a hypothesis test (H1 and Ha) statement for the following: Many people eat cookies with milk. Suppose a cookie company is concerned that the cookie equipment may not be functioning properly when filling 32-ounce bags. 3. Use the same information
Please answer the following question using the P value approach. Please describe your answer in detail. The answer details are important to my understanding the P value concept. A sample of 40 recovering alcoholics was given the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Test (STAI). The state anxiety score showed a mean of 38 and a sta
Please answer the following question using the P value approach. Please describe your answer in detail. The answer details are important to my understanding the P value concept. Q1) The mean number of calories per 6-ounce can of tomato paste is supposed to be 150. A weight watchers group thought that was larger
A sample of 36 observations is selected from a normal population. The average sample is 21 and the standard deviation of the sample is 5. Perform the following hypothesis test using the significance level 0.05. H₀: µ≤20 H₁: µ>20 Please provide details for I understand the problem Thanks.
A physician who specializes in weight control has three different diets she recommends. As an experiment, she randomly selected 15 patients and then assigned 5 to each diet. After three weeks the following weight losses, in pounds, were noted. At the .05 significance level, can she conclude that there is a difference in the m
A student believes that the average grade on the final examination in statistics is at least 85. She plans on taking a sample to test her belief. The correct set of hypotheses is: a) H0: m < 85 Ha: m 85 b) H0: m 85 Ha: m > 85 c) H0: m 85 Ha: m < 85 d) H0: m > 85 Ha: m 85
Consider the following hypotheses test. Ho: m ³ 80 Ha: m < 80 A sample of 121 provided a sample mean of 77.3. The population standard deviation is known to be 16.5. a. Compute the value of the test statistic. b. Determine the p-value; and at 93.7% confidence, test the above hypotheses. c. Using the critical
A new soft drink is being market tested. A sample of 400 individuals participated in the taste test and 100 indicated that they like the taste. We are interested in determining if more than 21% of the population will like the new soft drink. a. Set up the null and the alternative hypotheses. b. Determine the test statistic.
The director of an income tax agency hires four college students, who are business majors, to help prepare taxes during the busy season. To see whether he should hire any of them for the next year, he samples how long it takes each new employee to prepare similar tax returns for 10 randomly selected customers. Below is a table o
If a finding is statistically significant, why is it also necessary to consider practical significance?
Ages for the 2005 Boston Red Sox pitchers are shown below. (a) Assuming this is a random sample of major league pitchers, at the 5 percent level of significance does this sample show that the true mean age of all American League pitchers is over 30 years? State your hypotheses and decision rule and show all work. (b) If there is
See the attached file. 1) Clark Heter is an industrial engineer at Lyons Products..... 2) Two boats, the Prada (Italy), and the Oracle (U.S.A.) are competing for a spot in the upcoming America's Cup Race...
10.23: Examine the data below showing the weights (in pounds) of randomly selected checked bags for an airline's flights on the same day. (a) At a = .05, is the mean weight of an international bag greater. Show the hypotheses, decision rule and test statistic. (b) At a= .05, is the variance greater for bags on an internationa
Conduct a hypothesis test for each problem, using the traditional method. 1. A random sample of 56 departing flights at an airport over a 3-month period had a mean wait of 14.2 minutes between boarding and takeoff, with a standard deviation of 4.53 minutes. At the same airport, a random sample of 81 incoming flights over
A soft drink filling machine, when in perfect adjustment, fills the bottles with 12 ounces of soft drink. Any over filling or under filling results in the shutdown and readjustment of the machine. To determine whether or not the machine is properly adjusted, the correct set of hypotheses is H0: m = 12 Ha: m=/ 12 TRUE/ FA
Which of the following examples illustrates a study that compares two population proportions? a. The amount of saliva secreted daily by men and women. b. The volume of air breathed daily by track runners and swimmers. c. The percentage of men and women who are color blind. d. The pounds of food digeste
Many elementary school students in a school district currently have ear infections. A random sample of children in two different schools found that 16 of 42 at one school and 21 of 36 at the other had this infection. At the .05 level of significance, is there sufficient evidence to conclude that a difference exists between the
A sample of people is asked their height, and then a measurement of their actual height is taken. Your null hypothesis is that self-reported and actual heights (DV is height measured in inches) do not differ. Please explain if I am correct. If I am not correct, then please provide an explanation of the right test to use.
The historical mean of scholarship examination scores for freshman applications at a local university is 900. A historical population standard deviation of 180 is assumed known. Each year, the assistant dean uses a sample of applications to determine whether the mean examination score for the new freshman applications has change
Assignment 3 The Precision Scientific Instrument Company manufactures thermometers that are supposed to give readings of 0°C at the freezing point of water. Tests on a large sample of these thermometers reveal that at the freezing point of water, some give readings below 0°C (denoted by negative numbers) and some give readi
Citrus Rental is a popular car rental agency that has a history of having too few cars available, so that its available cars are overdriven. The mean monthly mileage over the years for Citrus cars has been about 1550 miles per month. Recently, though, Citrus purchased thousands of new cars, and the company claims that the ave
You are the president of a medium size marketing research and management-consulting firm. ZYX Inc has hired you for a new management-consulting project. After interviewing the top management at ZYX, you have made the following notes: 1. ZYX Inc is a publicly owned electronics-manufacturing firm with over 1,500 employees. T
Describe the results of the nonparametric hypothesis test that includes the null hypothesis statement that there is no difference between the mean selling price of homes and the number of bedrooms each home has. The alternative hypothesis is that at least one of the mean selling prices of homes is different on the number of b
3.3 You are the member of the marketing team at Sara Bellum's Pizza - the pizza for people who think too much!! Your mission is to evaluate two locations and determine if there is any difference in their suitability as locations for the next Sara Bellum Pizza restaurant. You will use a level of significance of 0.05. Th