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The document discusses hypothesis testing and type I and type II errors. It provides examples of hypothesis tests on proportions and means using binomial and normal distributions. It asks to calculate probabilities of errors, critical values, sample sizes needed for specific power, and power of tests under different alternatives.

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The document discusses hypothesis testing and type I and type II errors. It provides examples of hypothesis tests on proportions and means using binomial and normal distributions. It asks to calculate probabilities of errors, critical values, sample sizes needed for specific power, and power of tests under different alternatives.

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SMG2063 Statistics & Probability 2 1

Tutorial 2: Hypothesis Testing

1. Suppose that an allergist wishes to test the hypothesis that at least 30% of the public is
allergic to some cheese products. Explain how the allergist could commit
a) Type I error
b) Type II error

2. A fabric manufacturer believes that the proportion of orders for raw material arriving
late is p=0.6. If a random sample of 10 orders shows that 3 or fewer arrived late, the
hypothesis that p=0.6 should be rejected in favor of alternative p<0.6 . Use the
binomial distribution.
a) Find the probability of committing a type I error if the true proportion is p=0.6.
b) Find the probability of committing a type II error for the alternative p=0.3 and
p=0.4.

3. A new cure has been developed for a certain type of cement that results in a
compressive strength of 5000 kilograms per square centimetre and a standard deviation
of 120. To test the hypothesis that μ=5000 against the alternative that μ<5000 , a
random sample of 50 pieces of cement is tested. The critical region is defined to be
x <4970 .
a) Find the probability of committing a type I error.
b) Evaluate β for the alternative μ=4970 and μ=4960.

4. Suppose that the vice-president in charge of sales wants to test H 0 : μ=15 against
H 1 : μ=16 with α =β=0.05. Find the sample size that will ensure this accuracy.
Assume that σ 2 is approximately 9.

5. A random sample of 37 second-graders who participated in sports had manual dexterity


scores with mean 32.19 and standard deviation 4.34. An independent sample of 37
second-graders who did not participate in sports had manual dexterity scores with mean
31.68 and standard deviation 4.56. Find the sample size that give α =0.05 and β=0.05
when μ1−μ2 =3. (Assume equal size samples foreach group.)
SMG2063 Statistics & Probability 2 2

6. Let X 1 , X 2 , … , X 20 be a random sample of size n=20 from a normal distribution with


unknown mean and known variance σ 2=5. We wish to test H 0 : μ=7 versus H 1 : μ >7.
a) Find the unknown mean with significance level 0.05.
b) For the test in (a), find the power of test for the following alternative values for
H 1 : μ=7.5 and H 1 : μ=8 .

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