MGMT2263 Tutorial Sheet 1 Solutions

 

1)     Ho: m ³ 125

Ha: m < 125

Reject Ho if p-value < 1%. Do not reject Ho if p-value > 10%.

Z = (110.03 – 125)/20.5/sqrt(12) = -2.53

p-value = P(Z < -2.53) = 0.5 – 0.4943 = 0.0057

Since the p-value < 1%, reject Ho

Conclude that customers spend less than $125 on average.

2)     Reject Ho if Z < -1.645

Reject Ho if (xbar – 125)/(20.5/sqrt(12)) < -1.645

Reject Ho if xbar < 125 – 1.645(20.5)/sqrt(12)

Reject Ho if xbar < 115.2652

Power = P(reject Ho | Ha true)

Power = P(xbar < 115.2652 | m = 110)

Power = P[Z < (115.2652 – 110)/(20.5/sqrt(12))]

Power = P(Z < 0.89) =  0.5 + 0.3133 = 0.8133 = 81.33%

3)     We know that we reject Ho if xbar < 115.2652.

In order for the power to be 99%, the Z value must be 2.326 since P(Z < 2.326) = 0.99.

Then, (115.2652 - m)/(20.5/sqrt(12)) = 2.326

m = 115.2652 – 2.326(20.5)/sqrt(12) = 101.5 after rounding. The alternative mean would need to be $101.50

4)     Ho: m = 0

Ha: m ¹ 0

Reject Ho if Z < -1.96 or Z > 1.96

       Z = (0.02 – 0)/0.0832/sqrt(40) = 1.52

             Do not reject Ho

             Conclude there is no significant difference between this clock system and GMT.

5)     Lower limit = 0.02 – 1.96(0.0832)/sqrt(40) = 0.02 – 0.0258 = -0.0058

Upper limit = 0.02 + 0.0258 = 0.0458

Since the hypothesized mean of 0 falls inside the 95% confidence interval, we do not reject Ho at a 5% level of significance.

6)     p-value = 2P(Z > 1.52) = 2(0.0643) = 0.1286. Since the p-value is greater than 10%, there is no level of significance between 1% and 10% that could have been chosen in which the opposite conclusion would have been reached.

7)     Accept Ho if –1.96 < Z < 1.96

Accept Ho if –1.96 < (xbar – 0)/(0.0832/sqrt(40)) < 1.96

Accept Ho if –1.96(0.0832)/sqrt(40) < xbar < 1.96(0.0832)/sqrt(40)

Accept Ho if –0.0258 < xbar < 0.0258

b = P(Accept Ho | Ha true)

b = P(–0.0258 < xbar < 0.0258 | m = 0.02)

b = P[(-0.0258 – 0.02)/(0.0832/sqrt(40)) < Z < (0.0258 – 0.02)/(0.0832/sqrt(40))]

b = P(-3.48 < Z < 0.44) = 0.4998 + 0.17 = 0.6698 = 66.98%

8)     Ho: m ³ 20

Ha: m < 20

Since the sample size is 8, the degrees of freedom is 7. Reject Ho if p-value < 1%. Do not reject Ho if p-value > 10%.

t = (18.5 – 20)/6.3246/sqrt(8) = -0.6708

p-value = P(t < -0.6708). From the t table, we see that the closest critical value for 7 degrees of freedom is the 10% critical value of 1.415. This means P(t < -1.415) = 10%. Since our test statistic is to the right of –1.415, this means P(t < -0.6708) > 10%. Therefore we do not reject Ho.

We conclude people do not watch less than 20 hours of TV a week on average.

             If we use KPK for the analysis, here is the output:

            

t Test for Population Mean

 

 

 

 

Number of Observations

8

 

 

Sample Standard Deviation

6.324555

 

 

Sample Mean

18.500000

 

 

Ho:m ³ 20

Ha:m < 20

 

 

T*

-0.670820

 

 

P[T £ T*]

0.261922

 

 

T Critical, a = 0.05

-1.894578

 

 

95% CI for Pop. Mean

13.212543

to

23.787457

             From the output, we see the exact p-value of 0.261922, confirming that the p-value is greater than 10%.

9)     Ho: s = 10

Ha:  s ¹ 10

As with the t test in question 5, the degrees of freedom is 7. Reject Ho if c2 <1.6899 or >16.0128.

c2 = 7(6.3246)2/(10)2 = 2.8

Do not reject Ho

Conclude there is no significant difference in the standard deviations of the group and the general population.

10)  Lower limit = sqrt[7(6.3246)2/16.0128] = 4.1816

Upper limit  = sqrt[7(6.3246)2/1.6899] = 12.8722

Since the hypothesized standard deviation of 10 falls inside the 95% confidence interval, we do not reject Ho at a 5% level of significance.

11)  Since 6.3246 < 10, p-value = 2P(c2 < 2.8). From the chi-square table with 7 degrees of freedom, we see that 2.8 is between the 95% critical value of 2.1683 and the 90% critical value of 2.8331. This means P(c2 > 2.1683) = 0.95 and P(c2 > 2.8331) = 0.9. Conversely, this means P(c2 < 2.1683) = 0.05 and P(c2 < 2.8331) = 0.1. So, P(c2 < 2.8) is between 5% and 10% (although closer to 10% than 5%). By extension, the p-value = 2P(c2 < 2.8) is between 10% and 20%. Since the p-value is greater than 10%, we would not reject Ho under the general rule of thumb.

If we use KPK for the analysis, here is the output:

 

Chi-Square Test for Population Standard Deviation

 

 

 

 

Number of Observations

8

 

 

Sample Standard Deviation

6.324555

 

 

Ho:s = 10

Ha:s ¹ 10

 

 

c2*

2.8

 

 

2 * P[c2 ³ ½c2*½] two tail

0.194266

 

 

Left tail c2 Critical, a = 0.05

1.689864

 

 

Right tail c2 Critical, a = 0.05

16.012774

 

 

95% CI for Pop. Standard Deviation

4.181631

to

12.872211

95% CI for Pop. Variance

17.486040

to

165.693804

From the output, we see the exact p-value of 0.194266, confirming that the p-value is greater than 10%.

12)  Ho: p £ 50%

Ha: p > 50%

Reject Ho if Z > 1.645

p-hat = 220/400 = 0.55

Z = (0.55 – 0.5)/sqrt(0.5*0.5/400) = 2

Reject Ho

Conclude the percentage of household with an income above $50,000 exceeds 50%.

13)  Reject Ho if Z > 1.645

Reject Ho if (phat – 0.5)/sqrt(0.5(0.5)/400) > 1.645

Reject Ho if phat > 0.5 + 1.645sqrt(0.5(0.5)/400)

Reject Ho if phat > 0.5411

Power = P(reject Ho | Ha true)

Power = P(phat > 0.5411 | p = 0.55)

Power = P(Z > (0.5411 – 0.55)/sqrt(0.55(0.45)/400))

Power = P(Z > -0.36) = 0.5 + 0.1406 = 0.6406 = 64.06%

14)  Lower limit = 0.55 – 1.96sqrt(0.55(0.45)/400) = 0.55 – 0.049 = 50.1%

Upper limit = 0.55 + 0.049 = 59.9%

             If we use KPK for the analysis, here is the output:

            

Z Test for One Proportion

 

 

 

 

Sample Proportion

0.550000

 

 

Number of Observations

400

 

 

Ho:p £ 0.5

Ha:p > 0.5

 

 

Z*

2.000000

 

 

P[Z ³ Z*]

0.022750

 

 

Z Critical, a = 0.05

1.644853

 

 

95% CI for Pop. Proportion

0.501186

to

0.598814