Statistics and

Probability
Quarter 4 – Module 4:
Identifying Appropriate Test
Statistics Involving Population
Mean

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 Statistics and
Probability
Quarter 4 – Module 4:
Identifying Appropriate Test
Statistics Involving Population
Mean
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 What I Need to Know

In the previous module, you have learned more about hypothesis. You identified the
two kinds of hypotheses and the directionality test of hypothesis. The module also
discussed about the notations commonly used in formulating a hypothesis. You also
accomplished activities identifying the test of hypothesis to be used after formulating
null and alternative hypotheses.

This time, you are ready to identify the test statistic to be used when the population
variance is known and unknown.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. define the statistical concepts related to test concerning means;
2. identify the appropriate form of test statistics when: (a) the population
variance is assumed to be known; (b) the population variance is assumed to
be unknown; and (c) the Central Limit Theorem is to be used; and
3. apply the concepts of test statistic on real-life problems.

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 What I Know

Choose the best answer to the given questions or statements. Write the letter of your
choice on a separate sheet of paper.
1. If the variance is unknown and the sample size is small, which test statistic is
appropriate?
a. t-test c. two-tailed test
b. z-test d. one-tailed test
2. One-sample z-statistic is used instead of one-sample t-statistic when
___________.
a. μ is known. c. μ is unknown.
b. σ is known. d. σ is unknown
3. Based on the Central Limit Theorem, when the sample (n) is extremely large
and the variance is known, what is the statistical test to be used?
a. t-test c. two-tailed test
b. z-test d. one-tailed test
4. Which of the following characteristics can be considered in using z-
test/statistic as an appropriate test?
a. Sample standard deviation is known.
b. Population is not normally distributed.
c. The sample size is greater than 30.
d. Population standard deviation is unknown.
5. What test is appropriate if the distribution is not normal, there is a sufficiently
large sample size, and population variance is unknown?
a. t-test c. null test
b. z-test d. hypothesis test
6. Which of the following notations is needed in identifying the test statistic to be
used in computing test value?
a. µ b. α c. σ d. 𝑥
7. In a sample n=100 selected from a normal population 𝑥̅ = 56 and 𝑠 = 12, what
statistical test is applicable?
a. t-test c. left-tailed test
b. z-test d. two-tailed test
8. The t-test for single sample mean may be used when all the following
conditions are true except ____________.
a. Sample size is less than 30.
b. Sample standard deviation (𝑠) is known.
c. Population standard deviation (𝜎) is known.
d. Data are approximately normally distributed.
9. A simple random sample of 150 observations was taken from a large
population. The sample average and the sample standard deviation were
determined to be 70 and 16, respectively. What is the value of the s?
a. 1.6 B. 16 C. 70 D. 150

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10. A tire manufacturer tests the braking performance of one of its tire models on
a test track. From long-term records, the company knows the value of σ. The
company tried the tires on 10 different cars, recording the stopping distance
for each car on both wet and dry street. Which test statistic is appropriate to
use?
a. t-test c. one-tailed test
b. z-test d. hypothesis test
11. “The average production of corn in the Philippines is 3,000 kgs. A new plan
on food has been developed and is tested on 60 plots. The mean yield with the
new plan on food is 3,200 kgs with standard deviation of 600 kgs. At α = 0.05
level of significance, can you conclude that the production increased?” What
test statistic is to be used on the given problem?
a. t-test c. left-tailed test
b. z-test d. right-tailed test
12. In the given situation below, identify the population standard deviation. “In a
recent survey, the average amount of money a college student gets is ₱200.00
with a standard deviation of ₱62.00. A teacher feels that the average amount
is higher. She surveys 80 randomly selected students and finds that the
average amount is ₱245.”
a. 𝜎 = 80 b. 𝜎 = ₱62.00 C. c. 𝜎 = ₱200.00 D. 𝜎 = ₱245.00

13. An agent believes that the average closing cost of purchasing a new home is
₱328,250. She selects 40 new home sales at random and finds that the average
closing cost is ₱333,300. The standard deviation of the population is ₱6,060.
What is the test statistic appropriate to used?
a. t-test c. standard deviation
b. z-test d. Central Limit Theorem
14. What test statistic is appropriate to use in the given problem below? “A random
sample of 29 medical doctors showed that they work an average of 55 hours
per week with a standard deviation of 7.5 hours per week. If the average is 48
hours per week, is this given evidence significantly greater than the rest of the
medical doctors?”
a. t-test c. variance
b. z-test d. two-tailed test
15. Last 2015, the government made a claim that the average income of the Filipino
people was ₱18,000. However, a sample was taken recently showing an
average income of ₱20,000 with a population standard deviation of ₱1,300.
Which test statistic is appropriate to use?
a. t-test c. one -tailed test
b. z-test d. two-tailed test

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 Lesson Identifying Appropriate Test
1 Statistics Involving
Population Mean
Hypothesis testing is a method of testing a claim or hypothesis about a parameter in
a population given a data sample. In this method, we test the hypothesis by
determining the likelihood that sample statistic could be selected and if the
hypotheses regarding the population parameter were true. The process of hypothesis
testing involves setting up two contrasting hypotheses: the null hypothesis and the
alternative hypothesis. One selects a random sample, computes summary statistics
using appropriate test statistics, and then assesses the likelihood that the sample
data support the alternative hypothesis.

In the previous module, you were taught how to formulate null and alternative
hypotheses. You are now ready to analyze statistical hypothesis to determine the
correct test statistics to be used in computing the results and making decisions.

What’s In

Activity 1: Is It Zee or Tee?

Write the letter “z” if the statement is a characteristic of standard normal distribution
and “t” if the given characteristic describes t-distribution.

1. It is best applied if you have a limited sample size (n < 30) as

long as the variables are approximately normally distributed.
2. It is also applicable if you do not know the populations’
standard deviation.
3. This is the best to use in a statistical test if the population
standard deviation is known.
4. It is always used for normal distribution.

5. This test is often applied in large samples (n > 30).

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Follow-up Questions:

1. In the items above, how did you differentiate the statements describing
standard normal distribution from those involving t-distribution?
2. Were you able to answer them easily? If not, which item/s did you find difficult
to answer?
3. Were you able to differentiate the statements characterizing normal
distribution from those describing t-distribution?

Notes to the Teacher

Check the level of readiness of your student. If the student
failed to answer most of the items, help him/her recall the concepts
about z-distribution and t-distribution by providing additional
activities.

What’s New

Activity 2: Find Me!

Determine the needed data for each given problem. First, read and understand the
examples below before you proceed to the items that follow.

Examples:

1. A Grade 11 researcher reported that the average allowance of Senior High

School students was more than ₱100. A sample of 40 students had mean
allowance of ₱120. At 𝛼 = 0.01 test, it was the claimed that the students had
allowance of more than ₱ 100.The standard deviation of the population is
₱50.
𝜇 = 100 𝑥̅ = 120 𝑛 = 40 𝜎 = 50

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 2. According to a cell phone company, the average price of cellular phone in
the Philippines is ₱12,999. However, in a sample of 20 costumers randomly
asked about the price of their cellular phone, data collected showed an
average of ₱9,999 and standard deviation of ₱7,999. Using 𝛼 = 0.05 level of
significance, is there enough evidence proving that the average price of their
cellular phones is less than ₱12,999?
𝜇 = 12,999 𝑥̅ = 9,999 𝑛= 20 𝑠 = 7,999

Now, it’s your turn…

1. The average number of ad clicks per day for Facebook before was 192,000
and the standard deviation was 100,000. Sixty-four (64) days after the
redesign, the mean number of ad clicks per day was 200,000.
𝜇 = ______ 𝑥̅ = ______ 𝑛 = ______ 𝜎 = ______

2. The average life of typical incandescent bulb is 1,500 hours as claimed by a

light bulb company. Thinking that the average life of bulbs is less than what
the company claimed, a client tested a random sample of 55 light bulbs. The
rest resulted to sample mean of 1,300 hours and standard deviation of 25
hours. Is there enough evidence to prove that the average life of the
company’s light bulb is less than 1,500 hours?
𝜇 = ______ 𝑥̅ = ______ 𝑛 = ______ 𝑠 = ______

3. The mean number of close friends for the population of people living in the
Philippines is 5. The standard deviation of scores in this population is 1.2.
An investigator predicts that the mean number of close friends for introverts
will be significantly different from the mean of the population. The mean
number of close friends for a sample of 26 introverts is 6.
𝜇 = ______ 𝑥̅ = ______ 𝑛 = ______ 𝜎 = ______

Guide Questions:

1. How did you find the activity?

2. What mathematical concepts did you apply in answering the activity?
3. Were you able to determine the needed data for each notation?
4. Which value of notation/s seemed too difficult to identify on the given
problems?
5. Have you observed the differences of notations in the items? Is the value
of 𝑠 same as σ? If not, how do they differ?
6. What do you think is the relationship of these notations on determining
test statistic in hypothesis testing?

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 What is It

Before we move forward to the different test statistics, it is important to define the
following terms:

• A population includes all of the elements from a set of data.

• A sample consists of one or more observations drawn from the population.
• Sample mean (𝒙 ̅) is the mean of sample values collected.
• Population mean (µ) is the mean of all the values in the population.
If the sample is randomly selected and sample size is large, then the sample mean
would be a good estimate of the population mean.
• Population standard deviation (𝝈) is a parameter which is a measure of
variability with fixed value calculated from every individual in the population.
• Sample standard deviation (𝒔) is a statistic which means that this measure of
variability is calculated from only some of the individuals in a population.
• Population variance (𝝈𝟐 ), in the same sense, indicates how the population data
points are spread out. It is the average of the distances from each data point in
the population to the mean, squared.

Since we already defined important things in identifying the test statistics in

hypothesis testing, let us now determine those concepts when given a problem. Let’s
use the example in Activity 2.

Example:

A Grade 11 researcher reported that the average allowance of Senior High

School students was ₱100. A sample of 40 students has mean allowance of ₱120.
At 𝛼 = 0.01 test, it was the claimed that the students had allowance of more than
₱ 100.The standard deviation of the population is ₱50.

µ = ₱100 the average allowance of the population (Senior High School students)
𝐧 = 𝟒𝟎 the number of students taken from all Senior High School students
̅ = ₱120 the mean allowance of the sample
𝒙
𝛔 = ₱50 the standard deviation of the population

Now you already know how to get the data needed in choosing test statistics. This
time, you will determine what test statistic is appropriate in computing test value in
the hypothesis testing.

A test statistic is a random variable that is calculated from sample data and used
in a hypothesis test. You can use test statistics to determine whether to reject or
accept the null hypothesis. The test statistic compares your data with what is
expected under the null hypothesis.
To identify the test statistic, you must consider whether the population standard
deviation/variance is known or unknown. If the population standard deviation σ is

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known, then the mean has a normal distribution. Use z-test. If the population
standard deviation σ is unknown, then the mean has a t- distribution. Use t-test.
Instead of the population standard deviation, use the sample standard deviation.

z-test
In a z-test, the sample is assumed to be normally distributed. A z-score is calculated
with population parameters such as “population mean” and “population standard
deviation”. It is used to validate a hypothesis that the sample drawn belongs to the
same population. When the variance is known and either the distribution is normal
or sample size is large, use a z-test statistic.

t-test
Like a z-test, a t-test also assumes a normal distribution of the sample. A t-test is
used when the population variance or standard deviation are not known. When the
variance is unknown and a sample size is less than 30, use a t-test statistic
assuming that the population is normal or approximately normal.

Central Limit Theorem

In Central Limit Theorem, if the population is normally distributed or the sample

size is large and the true population mean µ = µ𝑜 , then z has a standard normal
distribution.

When population standard deviation σ is not known, we may still use z-score by
replacing the population standard deviation σ by its estimate, sample standard
deviation s. Since the sample is large the resulting test statistic still has a distribution
that is approximately standard normal.

Historically, this was very useful, as most statisticians before did not have access to
the t-table of quantities for very large number of degrees of freedom. But with modern
computers today, using t-test with a very large sample size is not a problem at all.

However, since you will be using a t-table with only limited number of degrees of
freedom, you will use z-test when the sample size is large even though the population
standard deviation is unknown.

When sample sizes are small, the Central Limit Theorem does not apply. You must
then impose stricter assumptions on the population to give statistical validity to the
test procedure. One common assumption is that the population from which the
sample is taken has a normal probability distribution to begin with. Under such
circumstances, if the population standard deviation is known, then the test statistic
𝑥̅ −𝜇𝑜
𝜎 still has the standard normal distribution.
⁄ 𝑛
√

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 The table shows what test statistic is appropriate when:

Population Variance Is Population Variance Is Central Limit Theorem

Known Unknown (CLT)
Population is normal or Population may not be
Population is normally
nearly normally normally distributed.
distributed.
distributed.
𝑛 ≥ 30 or considered
𝑛 ≥ 30 𝑛 < 30
sufficiently large
Population standard Sample standard
Variance is known/
deviation (𝜎) is known. deviation (s) is known.
unknown.
Population standard
deviation (𝜎) is unknown.
Use z-test by replacing
population standard
z-test t-test deviation (𝜎) by sample
standard deviation (𝑠) in
the formula.

Identifying Appropriate Test Statistic

When the value of sample size (n)…

𝒏 ≥ 𝟑𝟎 𝒏 < 𝟑𝟎

σ is known σ is not known σ is known σ is not known

z-test z-test z-test t-test

Illustrative Examples:
1. A manufacturer claimed that the average life of batteries used in their
electronic games is 150 hours. It is known that the standard deviation of this
type of battery is 20 hours. A consumer wished to test the manufacturer’s
claim and accordingly tested 100 electronic games using the battery. It was
found out that the mean is equal to 144 hours.
Here, the sample size (n) is 100 (extremely large) and population
standard deviation (20 hours) is known, then the appropriate test
statistic to be used is z-test.

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 2. An English teacher wanted to test whether the mean reading speed of
students is 550 words per minute. A sample of 12 students revealed a sample
mean of 540 words per minute with a standard deviation of 5 words per
minute. At 0.05 significance level, is the reading speed different from 550
words per minute?
The sample size (n) is 12 which is less than 30 and sample standard
deviation (5 words per minute) was given. Therefore, the appropriate
test is t-test.

3. A study was conducted to look at the average time students exercise. A

researcher claimed that in average, students exercise less than 15 hours per
month. In a random sample size n=115, it was found that the mean time
students exercise is 𝑥̅ = 11.3 hours per month with s = 6.43 hours per month.
Since n=115, the sample size is large and variance is unknown.
Hence, z-test is the appropriate tool. (Central Limit Theorem)

Note:
The illustrative examples above used standard deviations instead of
variances. Variance is the square of the standard deviation and conversely,
the standard deviation is the square root of the variance. Hence, if the
standard deviation is known in the problem, then basically, variance is also
known.

What’s More

Activity 3: Mark My Numbers!

In each problem, underline the population standard deviation/sample standard
deviation and circle the number of samples.

1. A sample of 160 people has a mean age of 27 with a population standard

deviation (σ) of 5. Test the hypothesis that the population mean is 26.7 at
α=0.05.
2. An electric lamps manufacturer is testing a new production method that will
be considered acceptable if the lamps produced by this method result in a
normal population with an average life of 1,300 hours and a standard
deviation equal to 120. A sample of 100 lamps produced by this method has
an average life of 1,250 hours.

3. The cholesterol levels in a certain population have a mean of 210 and standard
deviation of 21. The cholesterol levels for a random sample of 9 individuals are
measured and the sample mean x is determined. What is the z-score for a
sample mean x=180?

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 4. Mabunga Elementary School has 1,000 students. The principal of the school
thinks that the average IQ of students at Mabunga is at least 110. To prove
her point, she administers an IQ test to 20 randomly selected students. Among
the sampled students, the average IQ is 108 with a standard deviation of 10.
5. A new energy-efficient lawn mower engine was developed by a well-known
inventor. He claims that the engine will run continuously for 5 hours on a
single gallon of regular gasoline. From his stock of 2,000 engines, the inventor
selects a simple random sample of 50 engines for testing. The engines run for
an average of 295 minutes with a standard deviation of 20 minutes.

Activity 4. Check It Out!

Read and analyze each problem. On the table below, put a check on the columns of
the criteria that correspond to the given problem.

1. It is claimed that the average age of working students in a certain university

is 35. A researcher selected a random sample of 25 working students. The
computation of their ages resulted to an average of 32 years with standard
deviation of 10 years.
2. A manufacturer of tires claim that their tire has a mean life of at least
50,000kms. A random sample of 28 of these tires is tested and the sample
mean is 33,000kms. Assume that the population standard deviation is
3,000kms and the lives of the tires are approximately normally distributed.
3. On average, a drinking vending machine is adjusted so it dispenses 240ml of
fruit juice. However, the machine tends to go out of adjustment and periodic
checks are made to determine the average amount of fruit juice being
dispensed. A sample of 28 with a standard deviation of 15ml in plastic cup
drinks is taken to test the adjustment of the machine.
4. Uber company claims that the mean time to rent a car on their app is 60
seconds with a standard deviation of 30 seconds. A random sample of 36
customers attempted to rent a car on the app. The mean time of renting was
75 seconds. Is this enough evidence to contradict the company's claim?
5. The waiting time to be seated at the restaurant has population standard
deviation of 10 minutes. An expensive restaurant claims that the average
waiting time for dinner is approximately 1 hour, but we suspect that this claim
is inflated to make the restaurant appear more exclusive and successful. A
random sample of 30 customers yielded a sample average waiting time of 50
minutes.

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 𝒏 ≥ 𝟑𝟎 𝒏 < 𝟑𝟎 𝝈 is 𝝈 is z-test t-test
1. known. unknown.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Activity 5. Which is Which?

Identify the appropriate test statistic to be used in each problem. Write z-test or t-
test on a separate sheet of paper.
___________1. A sample of n=25 is selected from a normal population, 𝑥̅ = 56 and s=
12.

___________2. Based on the report of the school nurse, the average height of Grade
11 students has increased. Five years ago, the average height of Grade 11 students
was 170cm with a standard deviation of 38cm. She took a random sample of 150
students and derived the average height of 165cm.

___________3. Knowing from a previous study that the average of athletes is 80, an
athletic adviser asked how his soccer players are academically doing as compared to
other student athletes. After an initiative to help improve the average of student
athletes, the adviser randomly selected 15 soccer players and found 85 as the
average with a standard deviation of 1.25.

___________4. The CEO of a battery manufacturing company claimed that their

batteries would last an average of 280 hours under normal use. A researcher
randomly selected 20 batteries from the production line and tested them. The tested
batteries had a mean life span of 250 hours with a standard deviation of 40 hours.
Do we have enough evidence to suggest that the claim of an average of 280 hours is
false?

___________5. It was known that the number of tickets purchased by students at the
ticket window for the volleyball match of two popular universities followed a
distribution that has a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 8.9. Suppose that a
few hours before the start of one of these matches, there are 100 eager students
standing in line to purchase tickets. If there are 250 tickets remaining, what is the
probability that all 100 students will be able to purchase the tickets they want ?

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 What I Have Learned

Complete the following sentences by filling each blank with the correct word or
phrase.

1. __________________ is a random variable that is calculated from sample data

and is used in a hypothesis test.
2. ____________ includes all of the elements from a set of data while
______________ consists of one or more observations drawn from the
population.
3. ___________ is a measure of variability calculated from every individual in the
population while ______________ is calculated from only some of the individuals
in a population.
4. The two common test statistics to be computed in hypothesis testing are
________________________ and ____________________________________.
5. A z-score is calculated with population parameters such as population
mean and ______________________.
6. A t-test is used when the __________________ or standard deviation is not
known.
7. The number of sample for z-test is ________________________ while
________________________ in t-test.
8. If the population standard deviation is known, use ______________________ and
if it’s unknown, use ________________________.
9. The notations that need to be considered in identifying test statistics are
_____________________ and ____________________.
10. If the number of samples is sufficiently large and the variance is unknown,
then ________________________ is appropriate to be used.

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 What I Can Do

Make a comics strip on how to determine the appropriate tool when the
variance is known, variance is unknown, and when Central Limit Theorem is used.
Your work will be evaluated using the following rubric.

Clear Understanding of Mathematical Concept 30

Organization and Accuracy of Solution(s) 30
Clear Understanding of Vocabulary 10
Accuracy of Analysis 20
Presentation 10
Total 100

Assessment

Directions: Choose the best answer to the given questions or statements. Write the
letter of your choice on a separate sheet of paper.

1. If the variance is known, what test statistic is appropriate?

a. t-test c. two-tailed test

b. z-test d. one-tailed test
2. One-sample t-statistic is used instead of one-sample z-statistic when
___________________.
a. μ is known. c. μ is unknown.
b. σ is known. d. σ is unknown.
3. Based on the Central Limit Theorem, when the sample (n) is extremely large
and the variance is unknown, what is the statistical test to be used?
a. t-test c. two-tailed test
b. z-test d. one- tailed test
4. Which of the following is NOT a consideration in using z-test/statistic?
a. Variance is known.
b. Sample standard deviation is known.
c. The population mean is less than 30.
d. Population standard deviation is known.

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5. What appropriate tool is applicable if the population is normal, sample
standard deviation is known, and sample is less than 30?

a.t-test c. normal test

b.z-test d. Central Limit Theorem
6. Which of the following symbols is NOT needed when t-test is used in
computing values?
a. 𝑛 b. µ c. 𝜎 d. 𝑠
7. If in a sample n=16 selected from a normal population, 𝑥̅ = 56 and 𝑠 = 12, what
statistical test is applicable to be used?

a. f-test c. z-test
b. t-test d. Central Limit Theorem
8. Based on Central Limit Theorem, the z-test for single sample may be used
when all the following conditions are TRUE except _________________.
a. Sample size is less than 30.
b. Data are normally distributed.
c. Population standard deviation is known.
d. Population standard deviation is unknown.
9. What is the sample standard deviation if a simple random sample of 220
students is drawn from a population of 2,740 college students? Among the
sampled students, the average IQ score is 115 with standard deviation of 10.
a. 10 b. 115 c. 220 d. 2,740
10. The supervisor of a certain company claimed that the mean workday of his
workers is 8.3 hours per day. A sample of 20 workers was taken and it was
found out that the mean workday is 8 hours with standard deviation of 1 hour.
At 0.01 level of significance, is the mean workday less than 8.3 hours?
What test statistic is to be used in the given problem?
a. z-test c. right-tailed test
b. t-test d. left-tailed test

11. Based on the problem in no. 10, 8.3 hours is _____________.

a. σ b. µ c. 𝑥̅ d. 𝑠

12. A leader of an association of jeepney driver claims that the average daily take-
home pay of all jeepney drivers in Caloocan is ₱350.00. A random sample of
100 jeepney drivers in Caloocan was interviewed and the take-home pay was
found to be ₱420.00. If 0.05 significance level was used to find out whether
the average take home pay is different from ₱350.00 and population variance
was assumed to be ₱92.00, what is the appropriate test statistic?
a. t-test c. left-tailed test
b. z-test d. right-tailed test

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 13. L.V. Co. has an average sale of ₱37 million per week from their products in all
their outlets. An area manager found out that the average gross sales from the
28 outlets under her jurisdiction is ₱32.5 million per week with standard
deviation of ₱1.5 million. Do the mean sales of all outlets differ from the mean
sales of the 28 outlets under her jurisdiction? In the given problem, what
statistical tool is suitable to use?
a. t-test c. ANOVA
b. z-test d. chi-square test
14. A cellular battery manufacturer claims that his battery when fully charged
has a mean life of 24 hours with a standard deviation of 4 hours. A dealer
randomly chose sample of 35 batteries to be tested and resulted to 22.5
hours mean life. In the given situation, 22.5 hours is __________.
a. sample mean c. sample standard deviation
b. number of sample d. population standard deviation
15. According to a study, there is an increase on average monthly expenses of
₱250.00 for cell phone loads of Senior High School students in the city. Is
there a reason to believe that the amount increased if sample of 60 students
has an average monthly expense of ₱280.00 and the population standard
deviation is ₱77.00? What is the tool to be used in computing the test value?
a. z-test c. left-tailed test
b. t-test d. alternative test

Additional Activities

Activity 6. Read, Analyze, and Answer!

Directions: Answer the following.
1. In a sample of 𝑛 = 12 selected from a normal population, 𝑥̅ = 50, 𝑠 = 10, and
null hypothesis is 𝐻0 : µ = 45.
a. What is the number of degrees of freedom?
b. What is the test statistic to be used?
2. In order to test 𝐻0 : µ = 26 versus 𝐻𝑎 : µ < 26, a random sample of size 𝑛 = 37 is
obtained from the population that is known to be normally distributed with
𝜎 = 3.
a. Based on the given alternative hypothesis, what is the hypothesis test?
b. What test statistic would you apply to compute for the value?

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What’s In
1. t
2. t
What I Know 3. z What I Have
4. z Learned
1. A 5. z
2. B
3. B 1. Test statistic
4. C
What’s New
2. Population, sample
5. B 1. µ = 192,000 3. Population standard
6. C 𝑥̅ = 200,000 deviation, sample
7. B 𝑛 = 64 standard deviation
8. C 𝜎 = 100,000 4. z-test and t-test
9. B 2. µ = 1,500 5. population standard
10. B 𝑥̅ = 1,300 deviation
11. B 𝑛 = 55
12. B 6. population variance
𝑠 = 25
13. B 7. greater than or equal
3. µ = 5
14. A to 30, less than 30
𝑥̅ = 6
15. B 𝑛 = 26 8. z-test, t-test
𝜎 = 1.2 9. 𝜎 and n
10. z-test
Answer Key
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Assessment
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. A Additional
9. A Activities
10. B
11. B Activity 6
12. B 1. a. df=11
13. A b. t-test
14. A
15. A 2. a. left-tailed
b. z-test
Activity 4
𝒏 𝒏 𝝈 is 𝝈 is z- t-
known unknown
≥ 𝟑𝟎 < 𝟑𝟎 test test
1. ✓ ✓
✓
2. ✓ ✓ ✓
3. ✓ ✓ ✓
4. ✓ ✓ ✓
5. ✓ ✓ ✓
Activity 5
1. t-test
2. z-test
3. t-test
4. t-test
5. z-test
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Textbooks
Caraan, Avelino Jr S. Introduction to Statistics & Probability: Modular Approach.
Mandaluyong City: Jose Rizal University Press, 2011.

Chua, Jedd Amerson S. Soaring 21st Century Mathematics: Statistics and Probability.
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De Guzman, Danilo. Statistics and Probability. Quezon City: C & E Publishing Inc,
2017.
Punzalan, Joyce Raymond B. Senior High School Statistics and Probability. Malaysia:
Oxford Publishing, 2018.
Sirug, Winston S. Statistics and Probability for Senior High School CORE Subject A
Comprehensive Approach K to 12 Curriculum Compliant. Manila: Mindshapers
Co., Inc., 2017.

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MacEwan University. “1 Hypotheses Test About µ If σ Is Not Known.” Accessed May

27, 2020. https://academic.macewan.ca/burok/Stat141/notes/ttests.pdf
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Quizziz. “Hypothesis Testing.” Accessed May 27,2020 https://quizizz.com/

admin/quiz/ 5e71a2de8318d3001f64551f/ identify-hypothesis-tests-
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tests-for-a-popul.html

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