Quiz 3, Term 3

Hypothesis Testing & Chi-Squared Tests

1.

The manager at Unaco Supermarket claims that more than 75% of customers pay at
cash at the cashier counter. In a random sample of 20 customers, 17 customers pay by
cash.
(a) Test the managers claim at the 5% significance level.
(b) Find also the critical region for the test.

2.

[4 marks]
[3 marks]

A survey of the number of hours spent surfing internet each week was carried out.
The sample, randomly selected from a large population, contained 240 males and 200
females. The results are as shown in the table below:
Number of hours

Gender

Under 7 hours 7 10 hours

Over 10 hours

Male

98

114

28

Female

62

106

32

Stating the hypothesis clearly and determine whether or not there is an association
between gender and time spent surfing internet at a 10% significance level.
[8 marks]
3.

The power lines across a range of mountains are constantly struck by lightning. The
number of occurrence per week is recorded for the past 72 weeks. The results
obtained are shown below.
Number of lightning
strikes per week

Number of weeks

14

21

17

12

Perform a 2 goodness-of-fit test, at the 1% significance level, to determine whether

the data fits a Poisson distribution with a mean of 2.
You may use the probability distribution of a Poisson random variable with mean 2
given below:
Number of occurrence

Probability

0.1353

0.2707

0.2707

0.1804

0.1429
[8 marks]

4.

Car panels are spray-painted by a machine. The paint thickness on a car panels is
normally distrbuted with a mean of mm and a standard deviation of 0.035 mm. A
random sample of 64 points paint thickness on a car panels gives a mean of 0.195
mm. Test the null hypothesis H0: = 0.200 mm against the alternative hypothesis H1:
0.200 mm at the 5% significance level.
[6 marks]

Quiz 3, Term 3
Hypothesis Testing & Chi-Squared Tests
2.

The manager at Unaco Supermarket claims that more than 75% of customers pay at
cash at the cashier counter. In a random sample of 20 customers, 17 customers pay by
cash.
(c) Test the managers claim at the 5% significance level.
(d) Find also the critical region for the test.

2.

[4 marks]
[3 marks]

A survey of the number of hours spent surfing internet each week was carried out.
The sample, randomly selected from a large population, contained 240 males and 200
females. The results are as shown in the table below:
Number of hours

Gender

Under 7 hours 7 10 hours

Over 10 hours

Male

98

114

28

Female

62

106

32

Stating the hypothesis clearly and determine whether or not there is an association
between gender and time spent surfing internet at a 10% significance level.
[8 marks]
3.

The power lines across a range of mountains are constantly struck by lightning. The
number of occurrence per week is recorded for the past 72 weeks. The results
obtained are shown below.
Number of lightning
strikes per week

Number of weeks

14

21

17

12

Perform a 2 goodness-of-fit test, at the 1% significance level, to determine whether

the data fits a Poisson distribution with a mean of 2.
You may use the probability distribution of a Poisson random variable with mean 2
given below:
Number of occurrence

Probability

0.1353

0.2707

0.2707

0.1804

0.1429
[8 marks]

4.

Car panels are spray-painted by a machine. The paint thickness on a car panels is
normally distrbuted with a mean of mm and a standard deviation of 0.035 mm. A
random sample of 64 points paint thickness on a car panels gives a mean of 0.195
mm. Test the null hypothesis H0: = 0.200 mm against the alternative hypothesis H1:
0.200 mm at the 5% significance level.
[6 marks]