Hypothesis Testing SHEILA LIBOON

SHEILA REYES-LIBOON
Master in Social Work Major in Social Work Practice in Health Care MSWSSW
STAT 218 Statistics in Research
Thursday 530-830pm
Problem 1: A psychologist proposed a new form of psychotherapy for patients

suffering from depression, claiming that on the average a patient would regain
a normal outlook and attitude in two months (about 8 weeks). The hospital
decided to adopt the new treatment on a trial basis, and to test the
psychologist’s claim on a sample of 25 depression patients, at the stated risk of
5 percent probability of rejecting the claim it was true. Final results showed
that the mean time required for the patients to return to normal was 9.5
weeks, with a standard deviation of 3.2 weeks. What would the decision of the
hospital administration be?
Given:
n=(sample size) 25 depression patients
population mean=8weeks
sample mean= 9.5 weeks (return to normal)
standard deviation=3.2 weeks
level of significance=(5%) .05 probability of rejecting the claim
Step 1: Ho: Patients suffering from depression would regain a normal outlook
and attitude to equal to 9.5 weeks
Ha: Patients suffering from depression would regain a normal outlook
and attitude to not equal/ at least to 9.5 weeks
Step 2: Test Statistics = one tailed

t-test
Step 3:
Step 4:
Accept Ho. Reject Ha
Step 5:
After testing the psychologist’s proposed new form of psychotherapy on a
sample of 25 patients, it was found out that the average time it took for the
patients to return to normal was 9.5 weeks, with a standard deviation of 3.2
weeks. The test made use of the one tailed t-test which yielded a value of
2.34. The t-value of 2.34 is below the given Critical Value of 2.92 thus giving us
enough evidence to say that the null hypothesis is valid and should be
accepted by the hospital administration.
Problem 2: The researcher wishes to study the comparative ability of boys and
girls to learn nonsense syllables. Ten boys and girls are chosen at random from
grade six elementary class. The boy-girl pairing then made on the basis of IQ
and age. As a result of the test, boys had a mean of 7 while girls had a mean of
10 with a population standard deviation of 4.5. Use 5% significance level.
Given:
n1= 10 boys mean :7 (boys, test result)
n2 = 10 girls mean 10: (girls, test result)
population standard deviation = 4.5
level of significance = (5%).05
Step 1: Ho: There is no significant difference between boys and girls ability to
learn nonsense syllables.
Ha: There is a significant difference between boys and girls ability to
learn nonsense syllables.
Step 2: Test Statistics = two tailed

z test
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:
After comparing the abilities of boys and girls to learn nonsense
syllables, it was found out that the boys got an average test result of 7 while
the girls got a 10, with a population standard deviation of 3.2 weeks. The test
made use of the two tailed z-test which yielded a value of -1.49. The z-value of
-1.49 is within the given Critical Values of +1.96 and -1.96 which gives us
enough evidence to say that the null hypothesis is valid and accepted. Thus,
there is no significant difference between the ability boys and girls to learn
nonsense syllables.
Problem 3: The time span between test and retest is to be tested for its effect on
the scores of a particular type of examination. Twelve examinees took the retest
one week after they had taken the initial test. The results of the test-retest of
the 12 examinees are as follows: mean(test) = 89.5, sd = 10.3 mean (retest) =
95.8, sd = 7.5. One may wish to find out if in retest after a one-week time span
the mean score of the examinees showed a significant increase. Use 0.05
significance level.
Given:
n=12 examinees took retest
x̅1=89.5 (mean test) standard deviation = 10.3
x̅2= 95.8 (mean test) standard deviation = 7.5
level of significance = 0.05
Step 1: Ho: There is no significant difference between test and retest results of
the 12 examinees
Ha: There is a significant difference between test and retest results of
the 12 examinees
Step 2: Test Statistics = two tailed

t-test
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5: Comparing the effect of a test and a retest given a week after showed
that there is an increase in the average score. This was examined with the use
of the two tailed t-test which yielded a value of -1.71. The t-value of -1.71 is
within the given Critical Values of -+4.303 and -4.303 thus giving us enough
evidence to say that there is no significant difference between the test and
retest results of the 12 examinees.
Problem 4: A bus company advertised a mean time of 150 minutes for a trip
between two cities. A consumer group had a reason to believe that the mean
time was more than 150 minutes. A sample of 40 trips showed a mean of 153
minutes and a standard deviation of 7.5 minutes. Using a 5% level of
significance, is there sufficient evidence to support the consumer group’s
contention?
Given:
mean time= 150 minutes trip between two cities
sample= 40 trips
mean= 153 minutes
standard deviation= 7.5 minutes
level of significance= (5%) .05
Step 1 Ho: A trip between two cities has a mean time of equal to 150 minutes
Ha: A trip between two cities has a mean time of more than 150
minutes
Step 2: Test Statistics = one tailed

t-test
Step 3:
Step 4:

Step 5:
After examining the consumer group’s claim that on average it takes
more than 150 minutes for a trip between two cities, the study showed a mean
of 153 minutes and a standard deviation of 7.5 minutes. This study was tested
with the use of the one tailed t-test which yielded a value of 2.52. The t-value
of 2.52 is below the given Critical Value of 2.92 thus giving us enough evidence
to say that the null hypothesis must be accepted. In conclusion, there is no
sufficient evidence to support the consumer group’s contention.

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Problem 1: A psychologist proposed a new form of psychotherapy for patients

Step 2: Test Statistics = one tailed

Accept Ho. Reject Ha

Step 2: Test Statistics = two tailed

Accept Ho. Reject Ha

Step 2: Test Statistics = two tailed

Accept Ho. Reject Ha

Step 2: Test Statistics = one tailed

Accept Ho. Reject Ha

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