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PAGLANGAN, Jay Akbar S. - 2BSE-A - Exercise-2.3
PAGLANGAN, Jay Akbar S. - 2BSE-A - Exercise-2.3
2.3
1. A company claims that only 1 out of every 200 computers it sells has a mechanical
malfunction.
What alternative hypothesis would you use if you think this statistic is too low?
Answer:
Ho: µ = 1 out of every 200 computers. The average numbers of mechanical malfunctioning
computers sell by a company is only 1 out of every 200 computers.
Ha: µ > 1 out of every 200 computers. The average numbers of mechanical malfunctioning
computers sell by a company is more than 1 out of every 200 computers.
2. A healthy study states that Filipino adults consume an average of 3,300 calories per day.
What alternative hypothesis would you use if you think this statistic is incorrect?
Answer:
Ho: µ=3,300 calories/day. On the average, Filipino adults consume 3,300 calories per day.
Ha: µ ≠ 3,300 calories/day. On the average, Filipino adults do not consume 3,300 calories per
day.