317 thesis y Hypo" ee 6 DPW ATS Frsanple | According to the norms established for a mechanical aptitude test, persons | a 18 years old have an average height of 73.2 with a standard deviation of 8.6. If 4 nly selected persons of that age averaged 76.7, test the hypothesis 1 = 73.2 against the eave hypothesis > 73.2 at the 0.01 level of significance. [JNTU 2004, 2005S (Set No. 1)] solutions Given n = 4, 4 = 73.2, ¥ = mean of the sample = 76.7 and = S.D of population = 8.6 = 73.2 is H, | Null Hypothesis H, : , Alternative Hypoth > 73.2 (Right-tailed test) = 99% or probability is 0.01) . Level of significance : h 16. wae EB . The test statistic is 2 = —S— = = vn Ve Tabulated value of z at 99% level of significance is 2.33. 3.5 43 7 0814 Hence calculated z < tabulated z :. The null hypothesis H, is accepted. That is, ¥ and » donot differ significantly. A’sample of 64 students have a mean weight of 70 kgs. Can this be regarded as a sample from a population with mean weight 56 kgs and standard teviation 25 kgs. [INTU 2006, (A) Nov. 2010 (Set No. 2)] = mean of the sample = 70 kes = mean of the population = 56 kgs = §.D of population = 25 kgs = sample size = 64 64 students with mean weight of 70 kgs can ulation with mean weight 56 kgs and standard |. Null Hypothesis H,: A sample of be regarded as a sample from a pop' deviation 25 kgs. + Sample cannot be regarded as one coming from 2 Alternative Hypothesis H, , the population. 3 Level of significance : &=0.05 (assumption) 4 The test statistic is 2 = | | | | |318 Probability ang > 1.645 5. The null hypothesis 1/, is rejected, since 121 at 1% level of signifi, ejected even 2 Nite: The null hypothesis ean be eS er the depth of the U9 BEEIEEEEI An oceanographer wants to check whether the det ie ee certain region is 57.4 fathoms, as had previously been Ee ng in the given oncl 0.08 level of significance , ifreadings taken at 40 random Toit given region a fathoms. a mean of 59.1 fathoms with a standard deviation of 5.2 Fat fathoms with a standard de [JNTU 2003, 2003 5,3. Solution: Given n= 40, ¥ = 59.1 and o = 5.2 1, Null Hypothesis 1/,: 1 = 57-4 2. Alternative hypothesis H, + # 4 57-4 3. Level of significance = a =0.05 z 59.1-57.4 4. The test statistic is 2=~G'= ~52/Jao_ ~ 2-067 Tabulated value of Z at 5% level of significance is 1.96 Hence calculated Z > tabulated Z. <. The null hypothesis H, is rejected. In a random sample of 60 workers, the average time taken by themtoz= to work is 33.8 minutes with a standard deviation of 6.1 minutes. Can we reject the =2 hypothesis = 32.6 minutes in favour of alternative null hypothesis # > 32.6 at a = 00 level of significance. [INTU 2005 (Set Noh 3.8, 1 = 32.6 and o = 6.1 2.6 : : Given n= 60, vy" 1, Null Hypothesis H, : 1 = 2. Alternative Hypothesis H, : > 32.6 .025 y 3. Level of significance : a = 4, The test statistic is Z 1.2 6.60 = O:7875 = 15238 Tabulated value of Z at 0.025 level of signifi cance is 2.58. Hence calculated Z< tabulated Z “= The null hypothesis 11, is, accepted, A sample of 900 members has a mean of 3.4 ems and §,D 2.61" this sample has been taken from a large population of wits population is normal and its mean unknown find the 9soe Sia a aD 2 a mits of true me ( HNTU (1) May 2011 (Set No.1), (K) Nov. 2011 Set 7 OOO |yr = eo Hypothesis = 900, pn = 3.25 = 34em, 6 = 261 and = S = 261 Null Hypothesis 1, : Assume that the sample h \ as been drawn from the population with mean p= 3,25, 2, Alternative Hypothesis 17, : yz 3.25, istic i ¥- 3.4-3.25 3, The test statistic is, z= 22H so ~ 2.617900 = 1724 in ie, Z= 1.724 < 1.96 We accept the null hypothesis H,, ie, The sample has been drawn from the population with mean p = 3.25, 95% confidence limits are given by 3.4 40.1705 ie, 3.57 and 3.2295 cower 1 Sa Assample of 400 items is taken from a population whose standard deviation 51Q-The mean of the sample is 40. ‘Test whether the sample has come from a population with 2 38. Also calculate 95% confidence interval for the population. [JNTU 2005, (H) Dec. 2011 (Set No. 1), (K) May 2013 (Set No. 4)] Solution: Given n= 400, ¥ = 40, w= 38 and o= 10 + Null Hypothesis H, : = 38 2. Alternative Hypothesis H,i we 38 3. Level of significance : a = 7 40-38 * The test statistic is, Z = ie, Z=4> 1,96 10//400 * We reject the null hypothesis H,. he. the sample is not from the population whose mean is 38, ° 5 " aie ¥ 41,962. °5% confidence interval is ( 196.1 F +19 +) he, 1.96 (10) 13600) > |4o- ( a0 a0Probability and Statistics 96 6 6 or (2- E © 404 138) or (40 = 0.98, 40 + 0.98) 20 20 ie. (39,02, 40.98) Jaims that it takes on the average less than 10 calls. A sample of 36 calls has a mean of 11 at 0,05 level significance. EXMMEAY An ambulance service paituutes to reach its destination in enn ‘minutes and the variance of 16 minutes the claim JINTU 2005, (I) May 201 2 (Set No. 4),(K) May 2013 (Set No.3)] = pe land o= VIG =4 \ Alternative Hypothesis H, #1 < 10 3. Level of significance : @ = 0.05 Ee 1-10 6 4. The test statistic is, Z = = Wise ~ 4 = 1.5 Tabulated value of Z at 5% level of significance is 1.645. Hence calculated Z< tabulated Z ©. We accept the null hypothesis H,. It is claimed that a random sample of 49 tyres has a mean life of 15200 ket ‘sample was drawn from a population whose mean is 15150 kms and a standard deviation of 1200 km. Test the significance at 0.05 level. Nn [JNTU 2005, 2006S, (K) May 2013 (Set No.2)] 2 i 49, ¥ = 15200, p = 15150 and o = 1200 5150 2, Alternative Hypothesis H,: u # 15150 } 3. Level of significance : a = 0.05 4. Critical region : Accept the null hypothesis if -1.96 < Z< 1.96 5150 1200/49 | 5. The test statistic is, Z = Since |Z| < 1.96 therefore, we accept the null hypothesis. An insurance agent has claimed that the average age of poli who issue through him is less than the average for all agents which is 30.5 years. A ram sample of 100 policy holders who had issued through him gave the following age distibutl Age 16-20 | 21-25 | 26-30 | 31-35 | 36-40 No. of persons 12 ay an 16| wy ost of Hypothosis salculate the Arithmetic mean and Standard deviation of th ie these values (o test his claim at 5% level of signi u s = 28, d= x,-A 321 'S distribution and ficance, S16 109, > 28-8 164 (16) J “3 Viao (i) nes . Null Hypothesis 7, : The sample is drawn from a ¥ and 1 do not differ significantly where 1 = 30.5 SD: 8S 4 = 6.35 Population with mean wi,e, years, . Alternative Hypothesis 17, : 1 < 30.5 years (Left tail test) Now, ¥ = 28.8, S= 6.35, w= 30.5 years and n = 100 Fan _ 288-305’ . The test statistic is, Z= 2-H = 88-305 _ 4 6 eee eo] (ata ca57 100 IZI= 2.68. Tabulated value of Z at 5% level of significance is 1.645 (left tail test). Here calculated Z > tabulated Z. The null hypothesis H, is rejected, ie, ¥ and w differ significantly, ‘re. the sample is not drawn from a population with mean H = 30.5 years Erm ‘The mean life time of a sample of 100 light tubes produced by a company und to be 1560 hrs with a ean life time of the tube ito Population $.D of 90 hrs. ‘Test the hypothesis for c= 0.05 that s produced by the company is 1580 hrs, [INTU (A) Dee, 2009 (Set No. DI Solution : Solution: Given = = Mean of the sample = 1560 hrs = Mean of the population = 1580 hrs n= Sample size = 100 © = Standard deviation = 90 hrs 1. Null Hypothesis Hy :1=1580 2. Alternative 3 Hypothesis 1, : 1 #1580 | -evel of significance + «= 0.05 4. The test statistic Isan Probability and. Statiatieg Zar for @=0.05 is 1,96, Since [21> 1.96, the null Hypothesis Hp is rejected, #1580, Note: 24). for a=0.01 is 2.58 nificance Since |2| <2.58, the null Hypothesis Hp can be accepted at 1% level of s If the distribution of the weights of all men travelling by air between Delhi and Mumbai has a mean of 163 pounds and a standard deviation of 18 pounds. What i the probability that the consigned gross weight of 36 men travelling between these two cities is more than 6000 pounds. [INTU (A) Dee. 2009 (Set No. 2)] Solution: Given st = The mean of the population = 163 pounds ¢ = The standard deviation of the population = 18 pounds Gross weight of 36 men = 6000 pounds = Average weight of a man = a 66.7 pounds Also we have n = sample size = 36 =H _166.7-163 _3.7_| 95 aivn 18/36 3 Hence P(¥ 2166.7) = P(Z 21.23) =P (Z <1.23) Z =0.5-0,3907 (from normal tables) .1093 Thus the probability that the consigned gross weight of 36men travelling between the: two cities is more than 6000 pounds is 0.1093. The length of life X of certain computers is approximately normally (distributed with mean 800 hous and standard deviation 40 hours. Ifa random sample of 30 computers has an average life of 788 hours, test the null hypothesis that t=800 hours against the alternative that 1 # 800 hours at (i) 0.5% (ii)1% (iii) 4% (iv) 5% (ai)10% (wi) 15% level. LINTU (K) May 2010 Set No. Solutior The Null Hypothesis is Hy =800 hours. The Alternative Hypothesis is Hy: #800 hours, Since H, is two-tailed (i.e, two sided), we are to use two -tailed test. Let us assume that Hy is true, The test statistic isyr wo Hypothesis es sample mean =788 hours Here n= sample size =30 o=standard deviation = 40 788-800 _ 40/30 and |2|= 1.643 (Since |z|<2.81, we accept the Null Hypothesis Hy at 0.5% (i Since |2|<2.58, we accept the Null Hypothesis H, at 1% level of significance (iii) Since, |z|< 2.06, we accept Hy at 4% level of significance. (iv) Since, |z|< 1.96, we accept H, at 5% level of significance. (s) Since, |z|<1.645, we accept Hy at 10% level of significance. (vi) Since, |z|>1.44, we reject H, at 15% level of significance. -1.643 level of significance. In 64 randomly selected hours of production, the mean and the standard deviation of the number of acceptance pieces produced by an automatic stamping machine we r=1.038 and g=.146 Atthe..05 level of significance does this enable us to reject the null hypothesis 41 = 1.000 against the alternative hypothesis 1 > 1.000? [INTU (H) Nov. 2010 (Set No. 4)] Soh lution : Let the Null Hypothesis be Hy :1=1.000 Then the Alternative Hypothesis is Hy :#>1.000 Here = Mean of the sample = 1.038 = Mean of the population = 1.000 o= SD. of the population = 0.146 and n= Sample size = 64 “. The test statistic is z= _1.038- 1,000 ~0,146/J64— 0.146/8 a” = 2,082 MS We see that z = 2,082 > 1.645 onal ide that ence, we reject the Null Hypothesis Hy at 5% level of significance and conclude 1 “mean of the population 1>1,000324 Probability and Statistics [EEEIIERY A trucking rm suspects the claim that average life of certain tyres jg atleast 28,000 miles. To check the claim the rm puts 40 of these tyres on its trucks and gets a mean life time of 27463 miles with a standard deviation of 1348 miles. Can the claim be true? [JNTU (H) Apr. 2012 (Set No, 2) Solution; The Null Hypothesis is Hy :1= 28,000 miles The Alternative Hypothesis is H, :11 # 28,000 Since H, is two - tailed (i.c., two - sided), we are to use two - tail test. Let us assume that Hy is true. x-p _ ¥-p SEofz o/Vn Here ¥= sample mean =27463 miles, n=40 and c=s=1348 miles The test statistic is = [-; population S. D. o is not known] 1348 /./40 D\and jz|=|-2.52|=2.52>1.96 { Hence, the Null Hypothesis Hy is rejected at 5% level of significance and we conclude (WS that the mean life of tyres, cannot be taken as 28000 miles. 78 TESTFOR EQUALITY OF TWO MEANS - LARGE SAMPLES (TEST OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR DIFFERENCE OF MEANS OF TWO LARGE SAMPLES) {et % and %, be the sample means of two independent large random samples sizes 7 and n, drawn from two populations having means 1 and 1, and standard deviations o,and a. To test whether the two population means are equal. Let the Null Hypothesis be Hy: 4, =p, Then the Alternative Hypothesis is Ay, #p 2 2 oF S. E. of (%,-%)= [% 4 92 : . of (%,-%) [oir we 9 and , are the S. D. of the two population’ To test whether there is any signi : ve e gnificant diffe & sand x,,ve bev? to use the statistic ference between ¥, and H.W