Statistics for Data Science
Semester IV CSE(DS) 2025-26
Module 2: Hypothesis Testing Lecture Questions
1. A sample of 400 persons is found to have a mean height of 67.47”. Can it be reasonably
regarded as a sample from a large population with mean height 67.39” and s.d. 1.3”?
2. A grocery store chain has as one standard of service that the mean time customers wait in
line to begin checking out does not exceed 2 minutes. To verify the performance of a store
the company measures the waiting time in 30 instances, obtaining mean time 2.17 minutes
with standard deviation 0.46 minute. Use these data to test the null hypothesis that the mean
waiting time is 2 minutes versus the alternative that it exceeds 2 minutes, at the 1% level of
significance and 10% LOS.
3. A standard pain reliever is known to bring relief in an average of 3.5 minutes with standard
deviation 2.1 minutes. To test whether a new pain reliever works more quickly than the
standard one, 50 patients with minor surgeries were given the new pain reliever and their
times to relief were recorded. The experiment yielded sample mean 𝑥̅ = 3.1 minutes. Is there
sufficient evidence in the sample to indicate, at the 5% level of significance, that the newly
developed pain reliever does deliver perceptible relief more quickly?
4. The mean height of 50 male students who showed above average participation in college
athletics was 68.2” with a standard deviation of 2.5”, while 50 male students who showed no
interest in participation had a mean height of 67.5” with a s.d. of 2.8”. Test the hypothesis
that male students who participate in college athletics are taller than other male students.
5. The following table represents data on the values of a harvested crop stored in the open and
inside a silo:
Sample size mean ∑(𝑥𝑖 − 𝑥̅ )2
Outside 40 117 8685
inside 100 132 27315
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Assuming that the two samples are random, examine if the mean value of the harvested crop
is affected by weather conditions at 1% los.
6. The average hourly wage of a sample of 150 workers in plant A was ₹256 with a standard
deviation of ₹108. The average hourly wage of a sample of two hundred workers in plant B
was ₹287 with a standard deviation of ₹128. Can an applicant safely assume that the hourly
wages paid by plant B are higher by those paid by plant A?
7. A company supplies toothpaste in a packing of 100 gms. A sample of 10 toothpaste tubes
gives the following weights in grams: 100.5, 100.3, 100.1, 99.8, 99.7, 99.7, 100.3, 100.4, 99.2,
99.3.
Does the sample support the claim of the company that the packing weighs 100 gms?
8. The average breaking strength of rods is specified as 18.5 tons. The mean and standard
deviation of 14 rods is 17.85 & 1.955 tons, respectively. Is the result significant?
9. A certain stimulus administered to each of 12 patients resulted in the following increase in
blood pressure: 5, 2, 8, -1, 3, 0, -2, 1, 5, 0, 4, and 6. Can it be concluded that the stimulus
will, in general, be accompanied by an increase in blood pressure?
10. The following are intraocular pressure (mm Hg) values recorded for a sample of 15 elderly
subjects: 14.5; 12.9; 14.0; 16.1; 12.0; 17.5; 14.1; 12.9; 17.9; 12.0; 16.4; 24.2; 12.2; 14.4; 17.0
Can we conclude from these data that the mean of the population from which the sample
was drawn is less than 17?
11. Two horses A and B were tested according to time (in seconds) to run a particular track with
the following results. Test whether the 2 horses have the same running capacity.
Horse A: 28, 30, 32, 33, 33, 29; Horse B: 29, 30, 30, 24, 27, 29
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12. The heights of 6 randomly chosen sailors (in inches) were: 63, 65, 68, 69, 71, and 72. Those
of 10 randomly chosen soldiers were: 61, 62, 65, 66, 69, 69, 70, 71, 72, and 73. Discuss, in the
light of these data, if the sailors are on average taller than soldiers.
13. Ten soldiers visit a rifle range for 2 consecutive weeks. For the first week their scores are: 67,
24, 57, 55, 63, 54, 56, 68, 33, and 43.
After some additional training, in the second week their scores, in the same order, are: 70, 38,
58, 58, 56, 67, 68, 72, 42, and 38.
a) Examine if there is any significant difference in their performance.
b) Examine if they have improved.
14. A study was conducted to determine weight loss in obese subjects before and after 12 weeks
of treatment with a very low-calorie diet (VLCD). The subject’s weights before and after the
12-week VLCD treatment are shown below. We wish to know if these data provide sufficient
evidence to allow us to conclude that the treatment is effective in causing weight reduction in
obese subjects.
Before 117.3 111.4 98.6 104.3 105.4 100.4 81.7 89.5 78.2
After 83.3 85.9 75.8 82.9 82.3 77.7 62.7 69 63.9
15. In an article int the journal Health and Place, it was found that among 2428 boys aged 7 to
12 years, 461 were overweight or obese. Based on this study can we conclude that more than
15% of the boys aged 7 to 12 in the sampled population are obese or overweight?
16. A survey was conducted among obstetricians-gynaecologists (OBGYN) in a region with 259
responses. Of those, 90 indicated that they had performed at least one caesarean section on
demand every year. Does this study provide sufficient evidence for us to conclude that 35%
of the OBGYNs in this region perform at least one c-section on demand each year at 1%
LOS?
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17. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rates were examined in parents 6 weeks after an
accident or a new diagnosis of cancer or diabetes for their child. Twenty-eight of the 175
fathers and 43 of the 180 mothers interviewed met the criteria for current PTSD. Is there
sufficient evidence for us to conclude that fathers are less likely to develop PTSD than
mothers when a child is traumatized by an accident, cancer, or diabetes diagnosis at 1% and
5% LOS?
18. A poll taken after the screening of the movie “An Inconvenient Truth” in June 2006 showed
that 615 out of 1500 people viewed climate change as “very serious”. A pool taken with
different 1500 people in October 2009 showed 525 people now viewed climate change as
“very serious”. Did the population proportion that thinks climate change is “very serious”
significantly go down from 2006 to 2009?
19. Nakamura studied subjects with anterior cruciate ligament tear (ACL). The ages of the 17
subjects were: 31; 26; 21; 15; 26; 16; 19; 21; 28; 27; 22; 20; 25; 31; 20; 25; 15
Use these data to determine if there is sufficient evidence for us to conclude that in a
population of similar subjects, the variance of the ages of the subjects is not 20 years. Let 𝛼 =
0.01
20. Analysis of amniotic fluid from a simple random sample of 15 pregnant women yielded the
following results.
0.69; 1.04; 0.39; 0.37; 0.64; 0.73; 0.69; 1.04; 0.83; 1.00; 0.19; 0.61; 0.42; 0.20; 0.79
Do these data provide sufficient evidence to indicate that the population variance is greater
than 0.05?
21. Pressures (mm Hg) Under the Pelvis During Static Conditions are as follows:
Control: 131 115 124 131 122 117 88 114 150
SCI: 60 150 130 180 163 130 121 119 130
Do these data indicate that in the populations represented the variances are different at 10%
LOS?
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22. Two pain-relieving drugs were compared for effectiveness based on length of time elapsing
between administration of the drug and cessation of pain. Twelve patients received drug A,
and 13 received drug B. The sample variances were 16 and 64, respectively. Test the null
hypothesis that the two populations’ variances are equal at 10% LOS.
23. The means of two random samples of size 9 and 7 are 196 and 199, respectively. The sum of
the squares of the deviations from the mean are 27 and 19, respectively. Can the samples be
drawn from the same normal population at 10% LOS?
24. Two independent samples gave the following results. Can the samples be drawn from the
same normal population at 10% LOS?
Sample 1: 19, 17, 15, 21, 16, 18, 16, 14
Sample 2: 15, 14, 15, 19, 15, 18, 16
25. Two hundred digits were chosen at random from a set of tables. The frequencies of the digits
are:
Digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Frequencies 18 19 23 21 16 25 22 20 21 15
Use 𝜒 2 test to assess the correctness of hypothesis that the digits were distributed in equal
numbers in the table at 5% l.o.s.
26. A research team conducted a survey in which the subjects were adult smokers. Each subject
in a sample of two hundred was asked to indicate the extent to which they agreed with the
statement: “I would like to quit smoking.” The results were as follows:
Response: Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree
Number Responding: 102 30 60 8
Can one conclude, based on these data, that in the sampled population, opinions are not
equally distributed over the four levels of agreement?
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27. A chemical extraction plant processes seawater to collect sodium chloride and magnesium. It
is known that sea water contains sodium chloride, magnesium, and other elements in the
ratio 62:4:34. A sample of 200 tonnes of sea water has resulted in 130 tonnes of NaCl and 6
tonnes of magnesium. Are these data consistent with the known composition of sea water at
1% l.o.s.?
28. A bird watcher sitting in a park has spotted a few birds belonging to 6 categories. The exact
classification is as follows.
Category of 1 2 3 4 5 6
Birds
Frequency 6 7 13 17 6 5
Test at 10% LOS whether the data is compatible with the assumption that this park is visited
by birds belonging to these 6 categories in the proportion 1: 1: 2: 3: 1: 1.
29. A total of 3759 individuals were interviewed in a public opinion survey on a political proposal.
Of them, 1872 were men. A total of 2257 individuals were in favour of the proposal while 917
were opposed to it. 243 men were undecided, and 442 women were opposed to it. Do you
justify or contradict the hypothesis that there is no association between sex and attitude at
5% LOS?
30. The results of survey regarding radio listeners’ preference for different types of musical boy
bands are given in the table, with listeners classifies by age group. Is preference of type of
music influenced by age?
Boy Bands Age Groups
15-20 21-30 Above 30
BTS 100 60 9
Coldplay 210 325 44
Backstreet Boys 16 45 132
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31. Twelve dice were thrown 4096 times and the number of appearances of 6 was noted. Fit a
Binomial Distribution and test the goodness of fit. The results were as follows:
No of successes 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 and above
Frequency 447 1145 1181 796 380 115 32
32. The following is the distribution of the hourly number of trucks arriving at a company’s
warehouse. Find the mean of the distribution and fit a Poisson distribution. Test the
goodness of fit at 5% L.O.S.
Trucks arriving per hour 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and above
Frequency 52 151 130 102 45 12 5 1 2
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