BMT 242 TUT 2

1. The amount of water consumed each day by a healthy adult follows a normal distribution with
a mean of 1.4 litres. A health campaign promotes the consumption of at least 2 litres of water
per day. A month after the start of the campaign, a sample of 10 adults are taken and their water
consumption (in litres) are given in the table below: / Die aantal water wat ‘n gesonde
volwassene per dag inneem volg ‘n normaal verdeling met ‘n gemiddelde van 1.4 liter. ‘n
Gesondheidsveldtog maak die aanbeveling dat ten minste 2 liter per dag ingeneem moet word.
‘n Maand na die begin van die veldtog word ‘n steekproef van 10 volwassenes geneem en hulle
water inname (in liter) word in die onderstaande tabel gegee:

1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.9

1.4 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.7

Perform a suitable hypothesis test to determine whether the water consumption of adults are
more than 1.4 litres per day after the campaign. Use a 5% significance level. Complete questions
1.1 to 1.5 for the steps of the hypothesis test. / Voer ‘n toepaslike hipotesetoets uit om vas te stel
of die waterinname van volwassenes meer as 1.4 liter per dag is na die veldtog. Gebruik ‘n 5%
betekenispeil. Voltooi vrae 1.1 tot 1.5 vir die stappe van die hipotesetoets.

1.1. Give the null- and the alternative hypotheses. / Gee die nul- en alternatiewe hipoteses.
1.2. Calculate the test statistic (Do not round values between steps. Give your final answer to 3
decimal places). / Bereken die toetsstatistiek (Waardes moet nie tussen stappe gerond word
nie. Gee jou finale antwoord tot 3 desimale plekke).
1.3. Give the critical value. / Gee die kritiekewaarde.
1.4. Give the approximate 𝑃 value. / Gee die benaderde 𝑃-waarde.
1.5. Use the two approaches (1.3 or 1.4) to conclude the hypothesis test. / Gebruik die twee
benaderings (1.3 of 1.4) om die hipotesetoets af te sluit.

2. A watch manufacturer claims that its watches on average will neither gain nor lose time during
a week. A sample of eighteen watches provide the following gains (+) or losses (-) in seconds per
week: / ‘n Horlosievervaardiger beweer dat hulle horlosies gemiddeld nie tyd sal byvoeg of
verloor gedurende ‘n week nie. ‘n Steekproef van agtien horlosies verskaf die volgende
byvoegings (+) en verliese (-) in sekondes per week aan:

-0.38 -0.2 -0.38 -0.32 0.32 -0.23 0.3 0.25 -0.1

-0.37 -0.61 -0.48 -0.47 -0.64 -0.04 -0.2 -0.68 0.05

Perform a suitable hypothesis test to determine whether the manufacturer’s claim is correct. Use
a 5% significance level. Complete questions 2.1 to 2.6 for the steps of the hypothesis test. / Voer
‘n toepaslike hipotesetoets uit om vas te stel of die vervaardiger se bewering reg is. Gebruik ‘n 5%
betekenispeil. Voltooi vrae 2.1 tot 2.6 vir die stappe van die hipotesetoets.

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 2.1. Give the null- and the alternative hypotheses. / Gee die nul- en alternatiewe hipoteses.
2.2. Calculate the test statistic (Do not round values between steps. Give your final answer to 3
decimal places). / Bereken die toetsstatistiek (Waardes moet nie tussen stappe gerond word
nie. Gee jou finale antwoord tot 3 desimale plekke).
2.3. Give the critical value. / Gee die kritiekewaarde.
2.4. Give the approximate 𝑃 value. / Gee die benaderde 𝑃-waarde.
2.5. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean. / Konstrueer ‘n 95% vertrouensinterval
vir die gemiddelde.
2.6. Use the three approaches (2.3, 2.4 or 2.5) to conclude the hypothesis test. / Gebruik die
drie benaderings (2.3, 2.4 of 2.5) om die hipotesetoets af te sluit.

3. According to a recent survey, Americans get a mean of 7 hours of sleep per night. A random
sample of 50 students at a particular university revealed the mean length of time slept, during a
specific night, was 6.8 hours. The standard deviation of the sample was 0.9 hour. Use a 5%
significance level to determine whether the students sleep less than the typical American by
completing questions 3.1 to 3.5. / Volgens ‘n onlangse meningsopname, slaap Amerikaners
gemiddeld 7 ure per nag. ‘n Ewekansige steekproef van 50 studente by ‘n spesifieke universiteit
het onthul dat studente gemiddeld 6.8 ure gedurende ‘n spesifieke aan geslaap het. Die
standaardafwyking van die steekproef was 0.9 uur. Gebruik ‘n 5 betekenispeil om vas te stel of
studente minder as die tipiese Amerikaner slaap deur vrae 3.1 tot 3.5 te voltooi.

3.1. Give the null- and the alternative hypotheses. / Gee die nul- en alternatiewe hipoteses.
3.2. Calculate the test statistic. / Bereken die toetsstatistiek.
3.3. Give the critical value. / Gee die kritiekewaarde.
3.4. Give the approximate 𝑃 value. / Gee die benaderde 𝑃-waarde.
3.5. Use the two approaches (3.3 or 3.4) to conclude the hypothesis test. / Gebruik die twee
benaderings (3.3 of 3.4) om die hipotesetoets af te sluit.

(1) - (3) Adapted from / Aangepas uit: Lind, Marchal & Wathen. 2019. Basic Statistics for Business & Economics.
McGraw Hill Education.

4. The 99% confidence interval for a particular mean is calculated from the following incomplete
information: / ‘n 99% Vertrouensinterval vir ‘n spesifieke gemiddelde word bereken deur die
volgende ontbrekende inligting:

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[𝑋# − 𝑡!(#);& & ; 53.119]
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 Give the values of the following (Do not round values between steps. Give your final answer to 3
decimal places): / Gee die waardes van die volgende (Waardes moet nie tussen stappe gerond
word nie. Gee jou finale antwoord tot 3 desimale plekke):

4.1. Sample size / Steekproefgrootte

4.2. Critical value / Kritiekewaarde
4.3. Sample mean / Steekproef gemiddelde
4.4. The lower limit of the 99% confidence interval. / Die ondergrens van die 99%
vertrouensinterval.

5. Use the information below to calculate the lower- and upper limit of each of the confidence
intervals. Also, calculate the interval widths. / Gebruik die onderstaande inligting om die onder-
en bogrens vir elk van die vertrouensintervalle te bereken. Bereken ook die intervalwydtes.

Change / Change / Change / Change /

Base / Basis
Verandering 1 Verandering 2 Verandering 3 Verandering 4
𝑋# 14.2 14.2 14.2 8.2 14.2
𝑠! 36 36 36 36 16
𝑛 20 40 20 20 20
𝛼 0.05 0.05 0.01 0.05 0.05

5.1. Discuss the effect of the change on the width of the interval for each example and also
explain why it occurs. / Bespreek die effek van die verandering het op die wydte van elke
interval en verduidelik ook hoekom dit gebeur.