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Statistical Hypothesis Testing Problems

The document presents four statistical hypothesis testing problems involving normal distributions and significance levels. The first problem tests the mean lifetime of light bulbs, the second compares current salaries of business analysts to an outdated figure, the third evaluates the standard deviation of test completion times for high school seniors, and the fourth assesses the effectiveness of a new missile defense system. Each problem specifies sample sizes, means, standard deviations, and significance levels for conducting the tests.

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Statistical Hypothesis Testing Problems

The document presents four statistical hypothesis testing problems involving normal distributions and significance levels. The first problem tests the mean lifetime of light bulbs, the second compares current salaries of business analysts to an outdated figure, the third evaluates the standard deviation of test completion times for high school seniors, and the fourth assesses the effectiveness of a new missile defense system. Each problem specifies sample sizes, means, standard deviations, and significance levels for conducting the tests.

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PROBLEM SET

1. An electrical firm manufactures light bulbs that have a lifetime


that is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 800 hours
and a standard deviation of 40 hours. Test the hypothesis that μ =
800 hours against the alternative, μ ≠ 800 hours, if a random sample
of 30 bulbs has an average life of 788 hours. Use 0.05 level of
significance.

2. A report from 6 years ago indicated that the average gross


salary for a business analyst was $ 69,873. Since this survey is
now out – dated, the Bureau of Labor Statistics wishes to test this
figure against current salaries to see if the current salaries are
statistically different from the old ones. Based on the samples, it
is found that the mean is $ 79, 180 and the standard deviation is
$14, 985. for this study, the bureau will take a sample of 12
current salaries. Use a 0.05 level of significance.
3. Past experience indicates that the time required for high school
seniors to complete a standardized test is a normal random variable
with a standard deviation of 6 minutes. Test the hypothesis that σ =
6 against the alternative that σ < 6 if a random sample of the test
times of 20 high school seniors has a standard deviation s = 4.51.
Use a 0.05 level of significance.

4. A new radar device is being considered for a certain missile


defense system. The system is checked by experimenting with
aircraft in which a kill or a no kill is simulated. If, in 300 trials, 250
kills occur, accept or reject, at the 0.04 level of significance, the
claim that the probability of a kill with the new system does not
exceed the 0.8 probability of the existing device.

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