Zambales National High School

Senior High School

SY 2019-2020
PROBABILITY and STATISTICS

Performance Assessment (Group) 2nd Semester

Topic: Estimation of Parameters and Hypothesis Testing
Last names: Josafat, Ebuen, Elayda
Instruction: You belong to a consumer watchdog and you are interested if the company that sells
cheap *product in “Pamilihang Bayan” is truthful to its claim about the content of its sold product. You
are tasked to interpret/investigate using random samples, the validity of the claim. Use 95%
confidence. ONE mark is to be awarded on each blank correctly filled in 20 marks in total. Another 5
marks is to be awarded for READINESS, PROPER CONDUCT, and TIMELY SUBMISSION of the
GROUP performance task. (25 marks grand total)
BRAND: Frootees CLAIM: 32 grams per sachet α: 0.05

Write down your observation:

We observed that the ten samples are greater than from the Universal Robina Corporation claim.
Write your Null Hypothesis (in symbols and in words). H o µ = 33g; The average weight of Cream-
O Cookies per sachet is 33 grams.
Write your Alternative Hypothesis (in symbols and in words). H a: µ> 33g; The average weight of
Cream-O Cookies per sachet is greater than 33 grams.
Amount of the samples (as per unit claimed) 2 marks:
g. g.
g. g.
g. g.
g. g.
g. g.

Compute for the sample mean: X́ = 34.231 Standard Deviation: s= 0.50

What is the critical value: 0.05 = 1.645 What is the maximum error: E=0.26
The interval Estimate; Lower: 33.971 Upper: 34.491

Illustrate your rejection and acceptance region: Write down your solution for computed value here:

X́ = 34.231
µ= 33
S= 0.50
n= 10

Decision (REJECT or NOT TO REJECT Ho):

Conclusion:
PROBLEM: The Universal Robina Corporation claims that their product “Cream-O Cookies” has an
average weight of 33grams per sachet. A sample of 10 Cream-O Cookies was used to check the
assumption of the company. Out of this sample, the students calculated that the mean is 34.231 and
the standard deviation is 0.50, respectively. Use 95% confidence level.

Measuring Equipment: Digital Weighing Scale

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