Archie P.

Dela Peña Grade 11-Nu

One Sample T-Test

Dela Peña Incorporated, a retailing company has an average of 1500 costumers every day, a team of
marketing specialist wants to change the company’s color to pink and green and test if it has either a
positive or negative effect on the number of costumers. A sample of 20 branch who have changed their
colors has an average of 2300 costumers with a standard deviation of 200. Did the changing of company
colors affect the number of costumers?

1. Define the Null and Alternative Hypotheses

𝐻𝑜 ; 𝜇 = 1500
𝐻𝑎 ; 𝜇 ≠ 1500
2. State Alpha
𝛼 = 0.05
3. Calculate Degrees of Freedom
n-1 = 20 – 1 = 19
4. State Decision Rule
t < −𝑡𝑎/2 0.05 𝑜𝑟 t > 𝑡𝑎/2 0.05

t < -2.093 or t > 2.093

−2.093 < − − − − − > 2.093

If t is less than -2.093 or greater than 2.093, reject the null hypothesis.
5. Calculate Test Statistics
𝑥̅ −𝜇
𝑡= 𝑠
√𝑛

2300−1500
𝑡= 200
√20

800
𝑡= 44.72

𝑡 = 17.89
6. State Results
Decision: Since t computed = 17.89 > 2.093 (True). It falls in the critical region. Therefore,
reject Ho.
7. State Conclusion
Therefore, there is enough evidence to say that the changing of company colors has
affected the amount of costumers from 1500 at 0.05 level of significance.