Educ303, Statistics with Computer Education

Summer S.Y. 2020-2021

Final Examination
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1. The hospital record shows that the mean weight of newly born is 7 lbs, with the
standard deviation of 0.75lbs. A researcher takes a sample of 55 newly born babies and
found to have a mean weight of 6.73 lbs. Test the claim at 0.05 level of significance.

2. An agronomist believes that a newly developed fertilizer will increase the mean harvest
of eggplants by more than 2.5 kg. fifty-six plants were treated with fertilizer and had a
mean harvest of 10.5 kg with standard deviation of 1.2 kg. Forty-nine plants were
untreated and had a mean harvest of 9.25 kg with standard deviation of 0.7 kg. Test the
claim at α = 0.05 level of significance.

3. The Supermarket sells red and white eggs in sizes small, medium, large, and extra-large.
The table shows the number of cartons sold for the various sizes and colors during a
one-week period.

Egg Size

Extra
Type of egg Small Medium Large Large Total

Red 246 434 572 228

White 516 518 812 394

Total

Is egg color preference dependent on the size purchased? Test at 0.05 significance level.

4. Compute the value of the correlation coefficient for the date obtained in the study of the
number of students’ absences and the final grade of the seven students in Business Statistics
class. Interpret the result.

Student No. No. absences (x) Final grade y %

A 7 79
B 3 85
C 14 80
D 8 75
E 11 56
F 3 90
G 9 76
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