Dr.

Le Anh Tuan

HOMEWORK (SESSION 8)

S8.1
A manufacturer claims that the average life of their electric light bulbs is 2000 hours. A random
sample of 64 bulbs is tested and the life, x, in hours is recorded. The results obtained are as follows:
! 𝑥 = 127,808; !(𝑥̅ − 𝑥 )/ = 9694.6

Is there sufficient evidence, at the 1% level, that the manufacturer is over estimating the length of
the life of the light bulbs?

S8.2
People who diet can expect to lose an average of 3kg in a month. In a book, the authors claim that
people who follow a new diet will lose an average of more than 3 kg in a month. The weight losses
of the 180 people in a random sample who had followed the new diet for a month were noted. The
mean was 3.3 kg and the standard deviation was 2.8 kg.
a. Test the authors’ claim at the 5% significance level.
b. State what is meant by a type I error in words relating to the test of (a)
c. State what is meant by a type II error in words relating to the test of (a)

S8.3
In a sample of 402 UEH students, 174 are enrolled in Accounting courses.
a. Calculate the sample proportion.
b. Is the proportion of students enrolled into Accounting course in the population of all
UEH students different from 0.50 at the significance level α = 0.05?
c. Find the p-value for the test in B and confirm the result in (b).

S8.4

Empirical research shows that the average time for breakfast is 3.10 minutes. After an initiative
to help increase the time for breakfast, a researcher randomly samples 20 persons and finds that
the average time of the sample is 3.18 with a sample standard deviation of 0.54. Please test the
hypothesis that the average time for breakfast is different from 3.10 minutes at 5% significance
level.

S8.5
A report from the credit department indicates credit growth from 36 branches of a commercial
bank yields a sample mean of 7.2%. It is known that the standard deviation of the population of
all branches is 2.5%. A manager does not believe the report because he has seen a significant
improvement in the credit market, compared to the 7% of last year.
a. Test the null hypothesis at the 5% significance level. State the conclusion in terms of the
problem
b. Calculate the p-value and test against your hypothesis at 10%, 15% significance level.
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S8.6
Twelve cities in Vietnam are randomly sampled to collect the data about monthly rainfall, in
centimeters. The detailed data is as follows
222, 188, 252, 210, 202, 193, 198, 219, 202, 156, 184, 232
Assume that monthly rainfalls follow the normal distribution. Test the null hypothesis that the
mean monthly rainfall of all cities in Vietnam is 200.
a. Use a right-sided test with 1% significance level
b. Use a two-sided test with 5% significance level. State the conclusion in terms of the
problem.