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Student's t-Test for HYV Rice Yield

The document presents a statistical analysis using a Student’s t-test to evaluate if the average yield of a rice variety is 65 quintals based on a sample of 10 agricultural substations. The sample mean is calculated to be 67.8 quintals, and the test statistic is found to be 1.89 with 9 degrees of freedom. Since the calculated t-value is less than the critical value at a 5% significance level, the null hypothesis is not rejected, indicating that the average yield could be considered as 65 quintals.

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Student's t-Test for HYV Rice Yield

The document presents a statistical analysis using a Student’s t-test to evaluate if the average yield of a rice variety is 65 quintals based on a sample of 10 agricultural substations. The sample mean is calculated to be 67.8 quintals, and the test statistic is found to be 1.89 with 9 degrees of freedom. Since the calculated t-value is less than the critical value at a 5% significance level, the null hypothesis is not rejected, indicating that the average yield could be considered as 65 quintals.

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Problem No.

1(Student’s t-test)
Per hectare yield of an HYV rice in 10 randomly selected agricultural substations
are 63, 63, 66, 70, 70, 67, 71, 68, 69 and 71 quintals.

On the basis of the above data could we consider that the average yield of the
rice variety is 65 quintals?
Solution to the problem No.1.
Here Ho : 𝜇 = 65
H1 : 𝜇 ≠ 65
(63+63+⋯+71)
Our sample mean is 𝑋 =ത = 67.8
10
An estimate of the unknown population standard deviation is
1
𝑠= σ(𝑋𝑖 − 𝑋ത )2
(𝑛−1)
1
= (63 − 67.8)2 +(63 − 67.8)2 + ⋯ + (71 − 67.8)2 = 3.011
(10−1)
1 1 2 (σ 𝑋)2
𝑠= σ(𝑋𝑖 − 𝑋ത )2 = σ𝑋 −
(𝑛−1) (𝑛−1) 𝑛
1
= (63 − 67.8)2 +(63 − 67.8)2 + ⋯ + (71 − 67.8)2 = 3.011
(10−1)

ത 0)
(𝑋−𝜇
The test statistic 𝑡 = 𝑠 with (n-1) d.f.
𝑛

(67.8−66)
= 3.011 with (10-1) d.f.
10
= 1.89 with 9 d.f.
Comment: The critical value of t at 5% level of significance with 9 d.f. is 2.26,
the calculated value is less than the critical value. Hence we fail to reject the
null hypothesis.

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