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Chapter 10: Q. 7 (page 596)

It is believed that the average grade on an English essay in a particular school system for females is higher than for males. A random sample of 31females had a mean score of 82with a standard deviation of three, and a random sample of 25males had a mean score ofrole="math" localid="1650387947130" 76 with a standard deviation of four.

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The hypothesis test is for independent group means, population standard deviations, and/or variances unknown.

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01

Given information

It is believed that average grade of females is more than the males on an English essay in a specific school system.

31 random females had mean score of 82and standard deviation of 3.

25 random males had mean score of 76and standard deviation of 4.

02

Calculation

Now solving,

Assuming average grade of females asμF.

Assuming average grade of makes asμM.

The null and alternative hypothesis is obtained as :-

H0:μF=μMHa:μF>μM

This shows that this hypothesis testis for independent group means, population standard deviations, and/or variances unknown.

03

Final answer

This shows that this hypothesis testis for independent group means, population standard deviations, and/or variances unknown.

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Use the following information to answer the next twelve exercises. In the recent Census, three percent of the U.S. population reported being of two or more races. However, the percent varies tremendously from state to state. Suppose that two random surveys are conducted. In the first random survey, out of 1,000 North Dakotans, only nine people reported being of two or more races. In the second random survey, out of 500 Nevadans, 17 people reported being of two or more races. Conduct a hypothesis test to determine if the population percents are the same for the two states or if the percent for Nevada is statistically higher than for North Dakota.

Is this a right-tailed, left-tailed, or two-tailed test? How do you know?

Use the following information to answer the next 12 exercises: The U.S. Center for Disease Control reports that the mean life expectancy was 47.6 years for whites born in 1900 and 33.0 years for nonwhites. Suppose that you randomly survey death records for people born in 1900 in a certain county. Of the 124 whites, the mean life span was 45.3 years with a standard deviation of 12.7 years. Of the 82 nonwhites, the mean life span was 34.1 years with a standard deviation of 15.6 years. Conduct a hypothesis test to see if the mean life spans in the county were the same for whites and nonwhites.

Sketch a graph of the situation. Label the horizontal axis. Mark the hypothesized difference and the sample difference. Shade the area corresponding to the p-value.

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Does it appear that the proportion of Nevadans who are two or more races is higher than the proportion of NorthDakotans? Why or why not?

What is the p-value?

A new laundry detergent is tested on consumers. Of interest is the proportion of consumers who prefer the new brand

over the leading competitor. A study is done to test this.

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a. independent group means, population standard deviations, and/or variances known

b. independent group means, population standard deviations, and/or variances unknown

c. matched or paired samples

d. single mean

e. two proportions

f. single proportion
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