Assignment – 5
Topics Covered: Definition, difference of means: independent samples (t-test), paired samples
t-test, F-test, definition, independence of attributes, introduction, assumptions, classification of
ANOVA, one-way ANOVA.
A1. An F-test is typically used to compare the ……… of two or more groups to determine if
they differ significantly.
A2. What does ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) help us test?
A3. In a paired samples t-test, each observation in one group is ………with an observation in
the other group.
A4. What is the null hypothesis in a paired samples t-test?
A5. The alternative hypothesis in a paired samples t-test states that the mean difference
between paired observations is ……….
A6. To test independence of attributes, the observed data are arranged in a ………. table.
A7. How is the F-ratio calculated in an F-test?
B1. Two types of batteries, X and Y are tested for their length of life and the following results
are obtained:
Battery Sample size Mean (hours) Variance (hours)
A 10 1000 100
B 12 2000 121
Is there a significant difference between the two means? (Tabulated value: 1.325)
B2. A travel agency’s marketing brochure indicates that the standard deviations of hotel rates
for two cities are the same. A random sample of 13 rooms rates in a city has a standard deviation
of $ 27.50 and a random sample of 16 hotel room rates in the other city has a standard deviation
of $ 29.75. Can you reject the agency’s claim at 𝛼 = 0.01? (Tabulated value: 4.72)
B3. In a certain sample of 2,000 families, 1,400 people are consumers of tea. Out of 1,800
Hindu families, 1,236 families are consumers of tea. State whether there is any significant
difference between consumption of tea among Hindu and non-Hindu families. (Tabulate value:
3.841).
B4. A certain oil corporation a seismic test on land assess the possibilities of extraction of oil from
the land. From the past 200 records, the following test results and oil yields were obtained
Test Results Oil yield Frequencies
High Medium Low
Good 44 22 13
Fair 15 19 26
Bad 6 8 47
Can we say, 1% level of significance, that oil yields and test results are associated?
Tabulated value= 13.28
C1. In a test given to two groups of students, the marks obtained are as follows:
First 18 20 36 50 49 36 34 49 41
Group
Second 29 28 26 35 30 44 46
Group
Test if the average marks secured by two groups of students differ significantly. (Tabulated
value: 1.345)
C2. Two random samples were drawn from two normal populations and their values are as
follows:
A 66 67 75 76 82 84 88 90 92
B 64 66 74 78 82 85 87 92 93 95 97
Test whether the two populations have the same variance at 10% level of significance.
(Tabulated value: 3.07)
C3. 1,000 families were selected at random in a city to test the belief that the high-income
group families usually send their children to public schools and the low income families often
send their children to government schools. The following results were obtained:
Income Public School Government School Total
Low 370 430 800
High 130 70 200
Total 500 500 1000
Test whether income and type of schooling are independent. (Tabulated value:3.841)
C4. Three different techniques, namely medication, exercises and special diet are randomly
assigned to (individuals diagnosed with high blood pressure) lower blood pressure. After four
weeks the reduction in each person’s blood pressure is recorded. Test at 5% level, whether
there is significant difference in mean reduction of blood pressure among the three techniques.
(Tabulated value:19.41)
Medication 10 12 9 15 13
Exercise 6 8 3 0 2
Diet 5 9 12 8 4
D1. For a random sample of 10 persons fed on diet A the increased weight in pounds in a
certain period were 10, 6, 16, 17, 13, 12, 8, 14, 15, and 9. For another random sample of 12
persons fed on diet B, the increase in the same period were 7, 13, 22, 15, 12, 14, 18, 8, 21, 23,
10, and 17. Test whether the diets A and B differ significantly as regards their effect on increase
in weight. (Tabulate value: 1.325)
D2. Consider the following measurements of the heat producing capacity of the coal produced
by two mines (in millions of calories per ton):
Mine 1 8260 8130 8350 8070 8340
Mine 2 7950 7890 7900 8140 7920 7840
Can it be concluded that the two population variances are equal? (Tabulate value: 5.19)
D3. Three composition instructors recorded the number of spelling errors which their students
made on a research paper. At 1% level of significance test whether there is significant
difference in the average number of errors in the three classes of students. (Tabulated
value:19.43)
Instructor 1 2 3 5 0 8
Instructor 2 4 6 8 4 9 0 2
Instructor 3 5 2 3 2 3 3
D4. The sales data of an item in six shops before and after a special promotional campaign are as
under:
Shops A B C D E F
Before Campaign 53 28 31 48 50 42
After Campaign 58 29 30 55 56 45
Can the campaign be judges to be a success? Test at 5% level of significance.
(Tabulated Value=2.02)