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X X X X: Memory After Taking Memory Booster (X) Deviation Squared Deviation 8 9 6 8 9 8 7 9

The document discusses four practice problems involving one sample t-tests. The problems cover testing the effectiveness of a memory supplement, determining if a statistics class understands basic math concepts, checking if a Little League baseball team's scoring is representative of other teams, and testing if a coffee shop's lattes contain a consistent amount of espresso.

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X X X X: Memory After Taking Memory Booster (X) Deviation Squared Deviation 8 9 6 8 9 8 7 9

The document discusses four practice problems involving one sample t-tests. The problems cover testing the effectiveness of a memory supplement, determining if a statistics class understands basic math concepts, checking if a Little League baseball team's scoring is representative of other teams, and testing if a coffee shop's lattes contain a consistent amount of espresso.

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One Sample t-Test

Practice Problems

1. A nutrition store in the mall is selling “Memory Booster,” which is a concoction


of herbs and minerals that is intended to improve memory performance, but there is no
good reason to think it couldn't possibly do the opposite. To test the effectiveness of
the herbal mix, a researcher obtains a sample of 8 participants and asks each person to
take the suggested dosage each day for 4 weeks. At the end of the 4-week period, each
individual takes a standardized memory test. In the general population, the
standardized test is known to have a mean of μ = 7.
H0:

H1:

Memory after Deviation Squared Deviation


taking Memory X − X̄ ( X − X̄ )2
Booster (X)
8
9
6
8
9
8
7
9

2. professor wants to know if her introductory statistics class has a good grasp of
basic math. Six students are chosen at random from the class and given a math
proficiency test. The professor wants the class to be able to score above 70 on the
test. The six students get scores of 62, 92, 75, 68, 83, and 95. Can the professor have
90 percent confidence that the mean score for the class on the test would be above 70?

3. A Little League baseball coach wants to know if his team is representative of other
teams in scoring runs. Nationally, the average number of runs scored by a Little League
team in a game is 5.7. He chooses five games at random in which his team scored 5 , 9,
4, 11, and 8 runs. Is it likely that his team's scores could have come from the
national distribution? Assume an alpha level of 0.05.
4. A coffee shop relocates to Italy and wants to make sure that all lattes are
consistent. They believe that each latte has an average of 4 oz of espresso. If this is
not the case, they must increase or decrease the amount. A random sample of 25 lattes
shows a mean of 4.6 oz of espresso and a standard deviation of .22 oz. Use alpha = .05
and run a one sample t-test to compare with the known population mean.

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