Test3 Stat1 SP23

1. The mean SAT score in mathematics is 572. A special preparation course claims that its
graduates will score higher, on average, than the mean score 572. A random sample
of 36 students completed the course, and their mean SAT score in mathematics was 584
with standard deviation of 32. At the 0.01 level of significance, State the null and alternate
hypotheses, can we conclude that the preparation course does what it claims? Interpret the
results.

2. An independent consumer group states that, among all people with depression who use a
new antidepressant, the proportion p of people who find relief from depression is more
than 65%. A random sample of 225 patients who use the drug is selected, and 165 of them
find relief from depression. State the null and alternate hypotheses. Based on these data,
can we reject the consumer group's claim at the 0.05 level of significance? Use the P-value
method and the table. (No credit will be considered if you use critical value method or using
technology for finding P-value)

3. Vertical banded gastroplasty is a surgical procedure that reduces the volume of the stomach
in order to produce weight loss. In a recent study, 82 patients with Type 2 diabetes
underwent this procedure, and 59 of them experienced a recovery from diabetes. Does this
study provide convincing evidence that the percentage of those with diabetes who undergo
this surgery will recover from diabetes differs from 74%? State the null and alternate
hypotheses and use the α=0.05 level of significance and the critical value method.

4. An industrial plant wants to determine which of two types of fuel, electric or gas, is more
cost efficient (measured in cost per unit of energy). Independent random samples were
taken of plants using electricity and plants using gas. These samples consisted of 10 plants
using electricity, which had a mean cost per unit of $69.39 and standard deviation of $8.36,
and 13 plants using gas, which had a mean of $61.90 and standard deviation of $8.69.

a. State the null and alternate hypotheses. Can we conclude, at the 0.10 level of
significance, that 𝜇1 , the mean cost per unit for plants using electricity, differs
from 𝜇2 , the mean cost per unit for plants using gas?
b. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the difference between the mean cost per
unit using electricity and gas.
c. Does your confidence interval in part b support your conclusion for part “a”. Explain
why?
5. A sample of 10 students took a class designed to improve their SAT math scores. Following
are their scores before and after the class. Can you conclude that the mean increase in
scores? Let 𝜇1 represent the mean score after the class and 𝜇𝑑 = 𝜇1 − 𝜇2 .

Score

Before 483 447 440 439 435 451 453 491 526 473

After 462 482 479 451 431 434 413 511 529 494

a. State the null and alternate hypotheses. Use the α = 0.01 level of significance and
the table.
(𝑠𝑑 = 25.5073)
b. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the difference between the scores after and
before taking the class.
c. Does your confidence interval in part b support your conclusion for part “a”. Explain
why?

6. A government agency computed the proportion of U.S. residents who lived in each of four
geographic regions in a particular year. Then a simple random sample was drawn
of 1000 people living in the United States in the current year. The following table presents
the results.

Can you conclude that the proportions of people living in the various regions changed
between the current year and the past year? State the null and alternate hypotheses.
Use the 0.01 level of significance and the critical value method. State a conclusion.
Round Expected frequencies to the closest integer. (Use table, No credit will consider
for using technology or rounding incorrectly)
7. The following table presents the numbers of employees, by age group, who were promoted,
or not promoted, in a sample drawn from a certain industry during the past year.

Age Under 30 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 & over

Promoted 17 26 24 20

Not Promoted 41 43 37 37

Construct null and alternate Hypotheses. Can you conclude that the people in some
age groups are more likely to be promoted than those in other age groups? Use
the α = 0.10 level of significance. Round your expected frequency to the nearest
whole number. No credit will be considered for expected frequencies in decimal
form.

8. Is there a difference in sleep activity among people who differ in daily physical activity? One
way to measure the amount of sleep "activeness" is to measure the percentage of total
sleep that is made up of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. REM sleep, often linked with
dreaming, is marked by very high brain activity; in fact, REM periods may be the sleep
periods in which the brain is most active. REM sleep takes up a mean of about 25% of the
total sleep time, but this varies from sleeper to sleeper.
In an experimental study, sleep researchers examine several groups of adults who are
drawn from different populations (one group from each population). These populations
differ in amount of typical daily activity (ranging from "very active" to "inactive" and
classified based on such criteria as amount of exercise and type of occupation). The
researchers record, for each participant, the percentage of total sleep time over the course
of 5 nights that is spent in REM sleep. The researchers then perform a one-way,
independent-samples ANOVA test of the equality of the mean REM sleep percentages of
the different populations.
a. The results of this ANOVA test are summarized in the ANOVA table below. Complete
the missing cells in the ANOVA table (round your answer to at least two decimal
places).
b. How many groups of adults were studied in the experiment?
c. Construct null and alternate Hypotheses.
d. Can the researchers conclude, using the 0.10 level of significance, that at least one
of the populations of adults differs from the others in mean percentage of sleep
time spent in REM?