Instructor: Huilin Zhang

Student: _____________________
Course: ECON. 3400 MY11 - Intro Econ & Assignment: Homework 8
Date: _____________________
Busn Statistics

1. Use the technology display to make a decision to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis at = 0.01. Make the decision using the
standardized test statistic and using the P-value. Assume the sample sizes are equal.
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Click the icon to view the technology display.

Choose the correct answer below.

A. Reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is less than the level of significance.
B. Fail to reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is less than the level of significance.
C. Reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is greater than the level of significance.
D. Fail to reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is greater than the level of significance.

1: Technology Output
2-SampZTest
1> 2
z = 2.897194871
p = 0.0018825790
x1 = 46
x2 = 45
n1 = 45
2. A real estate agency says that the mean home sales price in City A is the same as in City B. The mean home sales price for 20
homes in City A is $127,489. Assume the population standard deviation is $25,878. The mean home sales price for 20 homes in
City B is $112,262. Assume the population standard deviation is $27,105. At = 0.01, is there enough evidence to reject the
agency's claim? Complete parts (a) through (d) below.

(a) Identify the claim and state H0 and Ha .

What is the claim?

A. The mean home sales price in City A is greater than as in City B.

B. The mean home sales price in City A is not the same as in City B.
C. The mean home sales price in City A is the same as in City B.
D. The mean home sales price in City A is less than in City B.

Let City A be sample 1 and let City B be sample 2. Identify H0 and Ha .

H0 : 1 (1) 2

Ha : 1 (2) 2

(b) Find the critical value(s) and identify the rejection region. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer box within your
choice.
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
A. The critical value is z = 2.58 .
0

B. The critical values are z = ± 2.58 .

0

What is the rejection region? Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer box(es) within your choice.
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
A. z < -2.58 or z > 2.58
B. z >

C. z <

(c) Find the standardized test statistic z.

z= 1.82 (Round to two decimal places as needed.)

(d) Decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis and interpret the decision in the context of the original claim.

(3) H0 . There (4) enough evidence at the 1% level of significance to (5) the

agency's claim that the mean home sales price in City A is (6) in City B.

(1) ≠ (2) ≥ > (3) Reject (4) is not (5) support

≥ ≠ = Fail to reject is reject
≤ <
= ≤

(6) not less than

not greater than
less than
the same as
3. Use the t-distribution table to find the critical value(s) for the indicated alternative hypotheses, level of significance , and sample
sizes n1 and n2 . Assume that the samples are independent, normal, and random. Answer parts (a) and (b).

Ha : 1 ≠ 2 , = 0.20, n1 = 18, n2 = 8

(a) Find the critical value(s) assuming that the population variances are equal.

-1.318,1.318
(Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed. Use a comma to separate answers as needed.)

(b) Find the critical value(s) assuming that the population variances are not equal.

-1.415,1.415
(Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed. Use a comma to separate answers as needed.)

4. A researcher claims that the stomachs of blue crabs from Location A contain more fish than the stomachs of blue crabs from
Location B. The stomach contents of a sample of 17 blue crabs from Location A contain a mean of 194 milligrams of fish and a
standard deviation of 38 milligrams. The stomach contents of a sample of 10 blue crabs from Location B contain a mean of 180
milligrams of fish and a standard deviation of 42 milligrams. At = 0.01, can you support the researcher's claim? Assume the
population variances are equal. Complete parts (a) through (d) below.

(a) Identify the null and alternative hypotheses. Choose the correct answer below.

A. H0 : 1 − 2 < 0 B. H0 : 1 − 2 ≤ 0
Ha : 1 − 2 = 0 Ha : 1 − 2 > 0

C. H0 : 1 − 2 = 0 D. H0 : 1 − 2 ≥ 0
Ha : 1 − 2 ≠ 0 Ha : 1 − 2 < 0

( 17-1 ) 38^2 + (10-1) 42^2/17+10-2

(b) Find the standardized test statistic for 1 − 2 . =15.7365

t= 0.890 (Round to three decimal places as needed.)

(c) Calculate the P-value. 194-180/15.7365=0.88965

0.89
P= 0.1911 (Round to four decimal places as needed.)

(d) State the conclusion.

(1) H0 . There (2) enough evidence at the 1% level of significance to support the researcher's
claim.

(1) Reject (2) is

Fail to reject is not
5. Explain what the symbols d and sd represent.

What does the symbol d represent?

A. The difference between a pair of data entries in the dependent samples

B. The difference of the means of the paired data entries in the dependent samples
C. The mean of the differences between each data entry and the mean of the data entries
D. The mean of the differences between the paired data entries in the dependent samples

What does the symbol sd represent?

A. The standard deviation of the data entries in the combined sample

B. The standard deviation of the differences between the paired data entries in the dependent
samples
C. The standard deviation of the difference between the means of the paired data entries in the
dependent samples
D. The standard deviation of the differences between each data entry and the mean of the data
entries
6. A scientist claims that pneumonia causes weight loss in mice. The table shows the weights (in grams) of six mice before infection
and two days after infection. At = 0.10, is there enough evidence to support the scientist's claim? Assume the samples are random
and dependent, and the population is normally distributed. Complete parts (a) through (e) below.
Mouse 1 2 3 4 5 6
Weight (before) 23.3 22.3 21.4 23.3 22.5 19.4
Weight (after) 23.2 22.3 21.3 23.3 22.4 19.3

(a) Identify the claim and state H0 and Ha .

What is the claim?

A. Pneumonia causes weight loss in mice.

B. Weight loss causes pneumonia in mice.
C. Weight gain causes pneumonia in mice.
D. Pneumonia causes weight gain in mice.

Let d be the hypothesized mean of the difference in the weights (before − after). What are H0 and Ha ?

A. H0 : d ≤ 0 B. H0 : d ≠ 0 C. H0 : d ≥ d
Ha : d > 0 Ha : d = 0 Ha : d < d

D. H0 : d = 0 E. H0 : d ≤ d F. H0 : d ≥ 0
Ha : d ≠ 0 Ha : d > d Ha : d < 0

(b) Find the critical value(s) and identify the rejection region(s).

Select the correct choice below and fill in any answer boxes to complete your choice.
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
A. t > 1.476

B. t < 0.067

C. t < 0.052 or t > 3.162

(c) Calculate d and sd .

d = 1.476 (Round to three decimal places as needed.)

According to test statics

Calculate sd .

sd = 0.067 (Round to three decimal places as needed.) Sd= 0.01 +0.1 = 0.067/6

(d) Find the standardized test statistic t. T= 0.067-0= 3.1646/ 0.052

t = 0.052 (Round to three decimal places as needed.)

(e) Decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis and interpret the decision in the context of the original claim.

(1) the null hypothesis. There (2) enough evidence to (3) the claim that

(4) causes (5) in mice.

(1) Reject (2) is (3) support (4) pnuemonia (5) weight loss
Fail to reject is not reject weight gain pnuemonia
weight loss weight gain
7. Explain how to perform a two-sample z-test for the difference between two population proportions.

Choose the best answer.

A. State the hypotheses and identify the claim. Specify the level of significance. Find the critical
value(s) and rejection region(s). Find p and q. Find the standardized test statistic. Make a
decision and interpret it in the context of the claim.
B. Find the standardized test statistic. Find p and q. State the hypotheses and identify the claim.
Make a decision and interpret it in the context of the claim. Find the critical value(s) and
rejection region(s). Specify the level of significance.
C. Specify the level of significance. Find the standardized test statistic. Find the critical value(s)
and rejection region(s). Find p and q. Make a decision and interpret it in the context of the
claim. State the hypotheses and identify the claim.
D. Find the critical value(s) and rejection region(s). Specify the level of significance. Find
p and q. State the hypotheses and identify the claim. Find the standardized test statistic. Make
a decision and interpret it in the context of the claim.
8. A state-by-state survey found that the proportions of adults who are smokers in state A and state B were 17.3% and 24.6%,
respectively. (Suppose the number of respondents from each state was 2000.) At = 0.10, can you support the claim that the
proportion of adults who are smokers is greater in state A than in state B? Assume the random samples are independent. Complete
parts (a) through (e).

(a) Identify the claim and state H0 and Ha .

The claim is "the proportion of adults who are smokers in state A is (1) the proportion of adults who are smokers in
state B."

Let p1 and p2 be the two population proportions. State H0 and Ha .

Choose the correct answer below.

A. H0 : p1 = p2 B. H0 : p1 ≠ p2 C. H0 : p1 ≥ p2
Ha : p 1 ≠ p 2 Ha : p 1 = p 2 Ha : p 1 < p 2

D. H0 : p1 ≤ p2 E. H0 : p1 < p2 F. H0 : p1 > p2
Ha : p 1 > p 2 Ha : p 1 ≥ p 2 Ha : p 1 ≤ p 2

(b) Find the critical value(s) and identify the rejection region(s).

z0 =
(Use a comma to separate answers as needed. Type an integer or a decimal. Round to two decimal places as needed.)

Identify the rejection region(s). Choose the correct answer below.

A. z < − 1.28, z > 1.28 B. z > 1.64

C. z < − 1.64, z > 1.64 D. z < 1.64
E. z ≤ 1.28 F. z > 1.28

(c) Find the standardized test statistic.

z= (Round to two decimal places as needed.)

(d) Decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis.

Choose the correct answer below.

Fail to reject H0 .

Reject H0 .

(e) Interpret the decision in the context of the original claim.

Choose the correct answer below.

A. At the 10% significance level, there is sufficient evidence to reject the claim.
B. At the 10% significance level, there is insufficient evidence to reject the claim.
C. At the 10% significance level, there is sufficient evidence to support the claim.
D. At the 10% significance level, there is insufficient evidence to support the claim.

(1) the same as

different than
greater than
lower than
1. A. Reject the null hypothesis because the P-value is less than the level of significance.

2. C. The mean home sales price in City A is the same as in City B.

(1) =
(2) ≠

B. The critical values are z0 = ± 2.58 .

A. z < − 2.58 or z > 2.58

1.82
(3) Fail to reject

(4) is not
(5) reject

(6) the same as

3. − 1.318,1.318

− 1.415,1.415

4. B. H0 : 1 − 2 ≤ 0Ha : 1 − 2 > 0

0.890
0.1911

(1) Fail to reject

(2) is not

5. D. The mean of the differences between the paired data entries in the dependent samples

B. The standard deviation of the differences between the paired data entries in the dependent samples

6. A. Pneumonia causes weight loss in mice.

A. H0 : d ≤ 0Ha : d > 0

A. t > 1.476

0.067
0.052

3.162
(1) Reject

(2) is
(3) support

(4) pnuemonia

(5) weight loss

7. A.
State the hypotheses and identify the claim. Specify the level of significance. Find the critical value(s) and rejection region(s). Find
p and q. Find the standardized test statistic. Make a decision and interpret it in the context of the claim.

8. (1) greater than

D. H0 : p1 ≤ p2 Ha : p1 > p2

1.28

F. z > 1.28
− 5.67

Fail to reject H0 .

D. At the 10% significance level, there is insufficient evidence to support the claim.