Activity : Preparation for assignment

Subject : Engineering Probability with Statistics

Submitted by : Engr. Francis V. Villacorta
Submitted to : Dr. Seth Barandon
Course : Master in Engineering
Date : October 18, 2019

a. Hypothesis – is a tentative statement about the relationship

between two or more variables. It is specific, testable prediction
about what you expect to happen in a study. It is what the
researchers predict see, and it does not have to be correct. It is the
goal of a research, to determine whether this guess is correct or
wrong. (Kendra Cherry, 2019)

b. There is a need to test hypothesis because; it is a critical part of

any exploration. It represents what researchers expect to find in a
study or experiment. The result of hypothesis testing is the truth or
knowledge discovery about something you wanted to know. It
helps us better understand how different aspects of the natural
world relate to one another.

c. Null hypothesis, Ho – it is a statement about the population that

either is believed to be true or is used to put forth an argument
unless it can be shown incorrect beyond a reasonable doubt.

Alternative hypothesis, Ha – it is a claim about a population that is

contradictory to Ho and what we conclude when we reject the null
hypothesis.

d. To formulate null hypothesis Ho, one must take note that it always
have the equal (=) sign in it.

To formulate an alternative hypothesis, one must take note that it

never has a symbol with an equal (=) in it.

Examples of Null and alternative hypothesis

1. Ho: No more than 75% of registered voters in Daet, Camarines

Norte voted in the last national election.

Ha: More than 75% of registered voters in Daet, Camarines

Norte voted in the last national election.
 2. Ho: No more than 50% of first year civil engineering students in
Camarines Norte State College was STEM tracking.

Ha: More than 50% of first year civil engineering students in

Camarines Norte State College was STEM tracking.

3. Ho: 95% of civil engineering graduates in Camarines Norte

State College finish their degree within 5 years.

Ha: More than 5% of civil engineering graduates in Camarines

Norte State College finish their degree within 5 years.

4. Ho: Not more than 3% of the examinees for a driver’s license in

the Philippines failed to pass the exam.

Ha: More than 3% of the examinees for a driver’s license in the

Philippines failed to pass the exam.

5. Ho: The compressive strength of concrete confined with

Pineapple fibers is significantly the same with the unconfined
concrete.

Ha: The compressive strength of concrete confined with

Pineapple fibers is significantly different with the unconfined
concrete.

e. Procedure in choosing a statistical test.

Step 1. Determine the number of independent variables covary
with the dependent variables.

Step 2. Determine the level of measurement of the independent

variables.

Step 3: Determine the level of measurement of the dependent

variable.

Step 4. Determine whether the observations are independent or

dependent.

Step 5. Determine whether the hypothesis being tested is

comparative or relationship hypothesis.
Step 6. Determine if you are comparing populations to populations,
a sample to population, or you are making comparison between
two or more samples.