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11.1 Stat Inferences For Population Variances
11.1 Stat Inferences For Population Variances
True/False
1. If the null hypothesis states that there is no difference between the mean income of males and the
mean income of females, then the test is one-tailed.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Goal: 1 AACSB: MD
2. If the null hypothesis states that there is no difference between the mean net income retail stores in
Chicago and New York City, then the test is two-tailed.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Goal: 1
3. If we are testing for the difference between two population means, it is assumed that the sample
observations from one population are independent of the sample observations from the other population.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Goal: 1
4. If we are testing for the difference between two population proportions, it is assumed that the two
populations are approximately normal and have equal variances.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Goal: 2
5. If we are testing for the difference between two population proportions, it is assumed that the two
samples are large enough that the binomial distribution can be approximated by the normal distribution.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Goal: 2 AACSB: AS
6. When sample sizes are less than 30, a test for the differences between two population means has n–1
degrees of freedom.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Goal: 1
7. If we are testing for the difference between two population means and assume that the two populations
have equal but unknown standard deviations, then the test has (n1 + n2 – 2) degrees of freedom.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Goal: 1 AACSB: AS
8. If we are testing for the difference between two population means and assume that the two populations
have equal but unknown standard deviations, the variances are pooled to compute the best estimated
variance.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Goal: 1
10. If we are testing for the difference between two population means and assume that the two
populations have unequal and unknown standard deviations, the variances are pooled to compute the best
estimated variance.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Goal: 1 AACSB: REF
11. If samples taken from two populations are not independent, then a test of paired differences is
applied.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Goal: 3
13. When testing for the difference between two dependent samples, n1 = n2.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Goal: 3
14. We use the pooled estimate of the proportion in testing the difference between two population
proportions.
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium Goal: 2
15. The pooled estimate of the proportion is found by dividing the total number of samples by the total
number of successes.
Answer: False Difficulty: Medium Goal: 2
16. The paired t test is especially appropriate when the sample sizes of two groups are the same.
Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Goal: 3
17. A committee studying employer-employee relations proposed that each employee would rate his or
her immediate supervisor and in turn the supervisor would rate each employee. To find reactions
regarding the proposal, 120 office personnel and 160 plant personnel were selected at random. Seventy-
eight of the office personnel and 90 of the plant personnel were in favor of the proposal. Computed z =
1.48. At the 0.05 level, it was concluded that there is sufficient evidence to support the belief that the
proportion of office personnel in favor of the proposal is greater than that of the plant personnel.
Answer: False Difficulty: Hard Goal: 2
19. In one class, a statistics professor wants to compare grades on the first and second exams. This is an
example of paired or dependent observations.
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Goal: 4
Multiple Choice
20. If the decision is to reject the null hypothesis of no difference between two population parameters, at
the 5% level of significance, what are examples of the alternate hypothesis and rejection region?
A) 1 2 ; z 1.65 and z - 1.65
B) 1 2 ; z 1.96 and z - 1.96
C) 1 2 ; z 1.65
D) 1 2 ; z 1.96
Answer: B Difficulty: Hard Goal: 2
21. A poll of 400 people from Dobbs Ferry showed 250 preferred chocolate raspberry coffee while 170
out of 350 in Irvington preferred the same flavor. To test the hypothesis that there is no difference in
preferences in the two villages, what is the alternate hypothesis?
A) 1 2 .
B) 1 2 .
C) 1 2 .
D) 1 2 .
Answer: D Difficulty: Medium Goal: 2
22. If the null hypothesis that two means are equal is true, where will 97% of the computed z-values lie
between?
A) 2.58
B) 2.33
C) 2.17
D) 2.07
Answer: C Difficulty: Medium Goal: 1 AACSB: AS
24. Suppose we are testing the difference between two proportions at the 0.05 level of significance. If
the computed z is –1.07, what is our decision?
A) Reject the null hypothesis
B) Do not reject the null hypothesis
C) Take a larger sample
D) Reserve judgment
Answer: B Difficulty: Medium Goal: 2 AACSB: AS
25. The net weights of a sample of bottles filled by a machine manufactured by Edne, and the net weights
of a sample filled by a similar machine manufactured by Orno, Inc., are (in grams):
Edne: 5, 8, 7, 6, 9 and 7
Orno: 8, 10, 7, 11, 9, 12, 14 and 9
Testing the claim at the 0.05 level that the mean weight of the bottles filled by the Orno machine is
greater than the mean weight of the bottles filled by the Edne machine, what is the critical value? Assume
equal standard deviations for both samples.
A) 2.179
B) 2.145
C) 1.782
D) 1.761
Answer: C Difficulty: Hard Goal: 1
26. A hypothesis will test that two population means are equal. A sample of 10 with a standard deviation
of 3 is selected from the first population and a sample of 15 with a standard deviation of 8 from the
second population. The standard deviations are not equal. Testing the claim at the 0.01 level, what is the
critical value? Assume unequal standard deviations.
A) 2.845
B) 2.787
C) 2.807
D) 2.977
Answer: A Difficulty: Hard Goal: 1
29. Using two independent samples, two population means are compared to determine if a difference
exists. The population standard deviations are equal. The number in the first sample is fifteen and the
number in the second sample is twelve. How many degrees of freedom are associated with the critical
value?
A) 24
B) 25
C) 26
D) 27
Answer: B Difficulty: Medium Goal: 1
30. Administering the same test to a group of 15 students and a second group of 15 students to see which
group scores higher is an example of
A) a one sample test of means.
B) a two sample test of means.
C) a paired t-test.
D) a test of proportions.
Answer: B Difficulty: Medium Goal: 1 AACSB: AS
31. What is the critical value for a one-tailed hypothesis test in which a null hypothesis is tested at the 5%
level of significance based on two samples, both sample sizes are 13? Assume the population standard
deviations are equal.
A) 1.708
B) 1.711
C) 2.060
D) 2.064
Answer: B Difficulty: Medium Goal: 1
33. If two samples are used in a hypothesis test for which the combined degrees of freedom is 24, which
one of the following is NOT true about the two sample sizes? Assume the population standard deviations
are equal.
A) Sample A = 11; sample B = 13
B) Sample A = 12; sample B = 14
C) Sample A = 13; sample B = 13
D) Sample A = 10; sample B = 16
E) Cannot determine from the above information
Answer: A Difficulty: Hard Goal: 1
34. If two samples, one of size 14 and the second of size 13, are used to test the difference between
population means, how many degrees of freedom are used to find the critical value? Assume the
population standard deviations are equal.
A) 27
B) 26
C) 25
D) 14
E) 13
Answer: C Difficulty: Hard Goal: 1
35. 20 randomly selected statistics students were given 15 multiple-choice questions and 15 open-ended
questions – all on the same material. The professor was interested in determining which type of questions
the students scored higher. This experiment is an example of
A) a one sample test of means.
B) a two sample test of means.
C) a paired t-test.
D) a test of proportions.
Answer: C Difficulty: Medium Goal: 3
P ro c e ss A P ro c e ss B
M ean 0 .0 0 2 m m 0 .0 0 2 6 m m
S ta n d a rd D e v ia tio n 0 .0 0 0 1 m m 0 .0 0 0 1 2 m m
S a m p le S iz e 12 14
The researcher is interested in determining whether there is evidence that the two processes yield different
average errors. Assume that the population standard deviations are equal.
44. Assume calculated t to be +2.70, at the 0.01 level of significance what would be the decision?
A) Reject the null hypothesis and conclude the means are different.
B) Reject the null hypothesis and conclude the means are the same.
C) Fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude the means are the same.
D) Fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude the means are different.
Answer: C Difficulty: Hard Goal: 1
46. What is the null hypothesis if we want to test the hypothesis that the mean score on Campus 1 is
higher than on Campus 2?
A) 1 0 .
B) 2 0 .
C) 1 2 .
D) 1 2 .
E) None of the above
Answer: E Difficulty: Medium Goal: 1
48. Given that the two population standard deviations are known, what is the p-value if the computed test
statistic is 4.1?
A) 1.0
B) 0.0
C) 0.05
D) 0.95
Answer: B Difficulty: Medium Goal: 2
49. What is the purpose of pooling the sample variances when testing the difference between two
population means? ___________
Answer: To compute a single estimate of the population variance. Difficulty: Medium Goal: 1
50. What is the critical value of t for a two-tail test of the difference of two means, a level of significance
of 0.10 and sample sizes of seven and fifteen? Assume equal population standard deviations. _________
Answer: 1.734 Difficulty: Medium Goal: 1
51. What is the critical value of t for the claim that the difference of two means is less than zero with =
0.025 and sample sizes of nine and seven? Assume equal population standard deviations. _________
Answer: -2.179 Difficulty: Medium Goal: 1
52. Assuming that the financial officer wants to show that there is a difference in the average savings
balance between the two classes of depositors, what is the null hypothesis? _____________________
Answer: μ less μ more Difficulty: Medium Goal: 2
55. What is the p-value if = .05 and the test statistic is 3.15? _____
Answer: approximately 0.00 Difficulty: Hard Goal: 1
56. Assuming that the financial officer wants to show that there is a difference in the average savings
balance between the two classes of depositors, what is the null hypothesis? _____________________
Answer: μ less μ more Difficulty: Medium Goal: 2
59. What is the p-value if α = .05 and the test statistic is 2.807? _____
Answer: approximately 0.01 Difficulty: Hard Goal: 1
Multiple Choice
P ro d u c t F IF O (F ) L IF O (L )
1 225 221
2 119 100
3 100 113
4 212 200
5 248 245
63. If you use the 5% level of significance, what is the critical t value?
A) +2.132
B) 2.776
C) +2.262
D) 2.228
Answer: A Difficulty: Medium Goal: 3
Fill-in-the-Blank
R e g io n A R e g io n B
S a m p le S iz e 1000 1500
S a le s 400 500
72. Using the 1% level of significance, what is the critical value? _____
Answer: 2.58 Difficulty: Medium Goal: 2
75. What is your decision if = 0.01 and the z-statistic is –1.96? ____________________
Answer: fail to reject Difficulty: Medium Goal: 2
78. What is the p-value for the computed test statistic? ____________
Answer: 0.007 Difficulty: Medium Goal: 1
79. What decision is made about the null hypothesis using and α = 0.05? ____________
Answer: Reject the null hypothesis. Difficulty: Medium Goal: 1
Essay
80. For hypotheses that compare two population means, when is a pooled variance used?
Answer: Independent populations and the population standard deviations are unknown and assumed to be
equal. Difficulty: Medium Goal: 1
81. For hypotheses that compare two population means, when are the degrees of freedom adjusted?
Answer: Independent populations, and the population standard deviations are unknown and assumed
unequal. Difficulty: Medium Goal: 1