Assignment (Test of Hypothesis)

Write the 5-step solution to the following problems. All answers should be in two-decimal
places.
1. An instructor wants to find out which of the two methods is more effective in teaching a
certain concept in Statistics. In a class of 36 students, the instructor used Method A and
in another class of 40 students he used Method B. At the end of the lesson, he gave the
two classes the same set of examination and obtained the following results:
Method A 𝑥̅ 1 = 78 s1 = 4
Method B 𝑥̅ 2 = 70 s2 = 6
Is he correct in assuming that Method A is more effective than Method B? Use α = 0.05
2. A manufacturer of plastics wants to evaluate the durability of a brand of plastic blocks
to be used in furniture. A random sample of 40 plastic blocks are examined, and their
hardness measured. The measurements are recorded and expressed in Brinell units
280.6 263.6 287.8 279.1 248.7 250.9 233.0 238.7
271.9 262.0 291.0 275.2 260.1 224.9 264.8 204.4
269.3 283.3 277.7 253.8 295.9 301.6 312.6 287.4
303.2 280.4 273.5 312.12 305.5 279.3 279.2 255.3
245.3 238.4 288.8 273.1 266.3 239.3 262.3 267.2

Using 0.01 level of significance, is there evidence that the average hardness of the
plastic blocks exceed 260 Brinell units?

3. Two rival manufacturers of penlight batteries claimed that their product lasts longer
than the other. Thirty samples of Brand E and thirty four of Brand N were tested. The
following are the lengths of lives of the batteries recorded in hours.

Brand A
38 41 42 36 39 41 43 35 36 38
42 39 40 43 44 35 40 39 37 40
42 44 38 37 41 40 38 42 45 41

Brand B
38 40 41 43 39 41 40 43 39 38
40 43 44 39 40 41 42 39 40 45
40 38 42 41 40 36 37 41 42 40
36 38 41 40

Test at 0-.05 level of significance if there is a significant difference in the length of life of
the two brands of penlight batteries