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A. Point Estimate D. Describe The Result B. Margin of Error

Here are the null and alternative hypotheses: H0: The population mean monthly expenses for cell phone loads is Php 350 Ha: The population mean monthly expenses for cell phone loads is greater than Php 350 The test statistic is: z = (380 - 350) / (77/√60) = 3.80 / 7.70 = 0.494 The critical value for a one-tailed test at the 0.05 significance level is 1.645. Since the test statistic of 0.494 is less than the critical value of 1.645, we fail to reject the null hypothesis. There is not sufficient evidence to conclude that the population mean has increased above Php 350.

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A. Point Estimate D. Describe The Result B. Margin of Error

Here are the null and alternative hypotheses: H0: The population mean monthly expenses for cell phone loads is Php 350 Ha: The population mean monthly expenses for cell phone loads is greater than Php 350 The test statistic is: z = (380 - 350) / (77/√60) = 3.80 / 7.70 = 0.494 The critical value for a one-tailed test at the 0.05 significance level is 1.645. Since the test statistic of 0.494 is less than the critical value of 1.645, we fail to reject the null hypothesis. There is not sufficient evidence to conclude that the population mean has increased above Php 350.

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1.

An admission officer of an educational


institution wants to know the mean age of
all entering mathematics majors. He
computed a mean age of 18 years and a
standard deviation of 1.2 years on a
random sample of 25 entering mathematics
majors. With 99% confidence, find the ff:
a. Point estimate d. Describe the result
b. Margin of error
c. Confidence interval
c.1. lower confidence limit
c.2 upper confidence limit
Thus, we can say with 99%
confidence that the interval
between 7.33 and 18.67 contains
the true mean age the
population of entering
mathematics majors based on
the sample of 25 entering
mathematics majors.
Fundamentals of
Hypothesis Testing
Terms:
• Population  all possible values
• Sample  a portion of the population
• Statistical inference  generalizing from a sample to
a population with calculated degree of certainty
• Two forms of statistical inference
– Hypothesis testing
– Estimation
• Parameter  a characteristic of population, e.g., population
mean µ
• Statistic xcalculated from data in the sample, e.g., sample
mean ( )
Hypothesis Testing
• Is also called significance
testing
• Tests a claim about a
parameter using evidence
(data in a sample)
Hypothesis Testing: A hypothesis is a
claim (assumption) about one or more
population parameters.
Average price of a six-pack in the U.S. is
μ = $4.90
The population mean monthly cell
phone bill of this city is: μ = Php 500
The average number of TV sets in Phil.
homes is equal to three; μ = 3
Null and Alternative Hypotheses
• null hypothesis – is a statement
saying that there is no significant
difference between population
parameter and the value that is
being claimed. It is the hypothesis
to be tested.
• The null hypothesis (H0) is a claim of
“no difference in the population”
• alternative hypothesis – is a
statement saying that there is a
significant difference between
population parameter and the value
that is being claimed. This is a
statement that will be true once the
null hypothesis is rejected.
• The alternative hypothesis (Ha)
claims “H0 is false”
1. A lecturer claims that his
students scored an average
of 55 marks in their
Statistics test. The subject
supervisor wants to know
whether the lecturer’s claim
is acceptable or not.
2. A restaurant manager
claims that the mean
waiting time of all
customers in his restaurant
before being served is 5
minutes. A researcher wants
to test the manager’s claim.
3. A librarian of a school claims
that all their grade 8 students
read an average of 10
storybooks a month with a
standard deviation of 2 books.
A random sample of grade 8
students read an average 12
books a month and a standard
deviation of 1 book.
4. According to a factory employer,
the mean working time of workers
in the factory is 6 hours with a
standard deviation of 0.5 hours. A
researcher interviewed 50% of the
employees and found out that
their mean working time is 8 hours
with a standard deviation of 1
hour.
5. A car manufacturer claims that
the mean selling price of all the
cars manufactured costs only
Php80,000. A consumer agency
wants to test whether the mean
selling price of all the cars
manufactured exceed Php
80,000.
According to a study done last year, the average
monthly expenses for cell phone loads of high
school students in Manila was Php 350. A
Statistics student believes that this amount has
increased since January of this year. Is there a
reason to believe that this amount has really
increased if a random sample of 60 students has
an average monthly expenses for cell phone
loads of Php 380.? Use a 0.05 level of
significance. Assume that the population
standard deviation is Php 77.00.

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