Module MIS10090: Data Analysis for Decision Making

Week 11

Tutorial Questions: Hypothesis Testing

Question 1.

A pizza delivery company claims that their pizzas are delivered within 30 minutes. However, after
several complaints from some customers, it seems the delivery time may be greater. Suppose that
the process is normally distributed, with standard deviation of 5.2 minutes. Considering a sample of
550 deliveries where the average delivery time is 32.3 minutes, please test the pizza delivery
company statement with:
a) a level of significance of 0.1;
b) a level of significance of 0.05; and
c) a level of significance of 0.01.

Question 2.

A health food snack label claims that the snack provides at least 11.9mg of iron. However, after
some quality control checks, it seems this quantity may be smaller. Assume that the process is
normally distributed, and the sample standard deviation is equal to 0.9 mg. Considering 350 snacks
where the average iron is 11.8 mg, please test the health food snack label statement with:
a) a level of significance of 0.1;
b) a level of significance of 0.05; and
c) a level of significance of 0.01.