EXERCISE ON HYPOTHESIS TESTING FOR TWO SAMPLES

DUE: 28 NOVEMBER 2019

1. Two types of plastic are suitable for an electronics component manufacturer to use. The
breaking strength of this plastic is important. It is known that 1=2=1.0 psi. From a
random sample of size n1=10 and n2=12, you obtain 𝑥̅ 1 = 162.5 dan 𝑥̅ 2 = 155.0. the
company will not adopt plastic 1 unless its mean breaking strength exceeds that of plastic
2 by at least 10 psi.
a. Based on the sample information, should it use plastic 1? Use =0.05 in reaching a
decision. Find P-value
b. Calculate a 95% CI on the difference in means. Suppose that the true difference in
means is really 12 psi.
c. Find the power of the test assuming that =0.05.
2. An article in Quality Engineering (2010, Vol. 24 (1)) described an experiment on a
grinding wheel. The following are some of the grinding force data (in N) from this
experiment at two different vibration levels:
Low 424,249,235,250,254,244,258,311,237,261,314,252
High 302,421,419,399,317,311,350,363,392,367,301,302

a. Is there evidence to support the claim that the mean grinding force increases with the
vibration level? Use =0.05.
b. Find a 95% CI for the difference in the mean grinding for for the two vibration levels

3. The manufacturer of a hot tub is interested in testing two different heating elements for its
product. The element that produces the maximum heat gain after 15 minutes woul be
preferable. The manufacturer obtains 10 samples of each heating unit and tests each one.
The heat gain after 15 minutes (in oF) is as follows:
Unit 1 25,27,29,31,30,26,24,32,33,38
Unit 2 31,33,32,35,34,29,38,35,37,30

a. Is there any reason to suspect that one unit is superios to the other? Use =0.05.
b. What is the approximate P-value for this test statistics?

4. An article in the Journal of Aircraft (1986, Vol. 23, pp. 859-864) described a new
equivalent plate analysis methid formulation that is capable of modeling aircraft structures
such as cranked wing boxes and that produces result similar to the more computationally
intensive finite element analysis method. Natural vibration frequencies for the cranked
wing box structure are calculated using both methods, and result for the first seven natural
frequencies follow:
 Frequency Finite Element Cycle Equivalent Plate, Cycle
1 14.58 14.76
2 48.52 49.10
3 97.22 99.99
4 113.99 117.53
5 174.73 181.22
6 212.72 220.14
7 277.38 294.80
a. Find evidence that suggest if the two methods provide the same mean value for
natural vibration frequency? Use =0.05, find P-value.
b. Find 95% CI on the mean difference between the two methods

5. Two chemical companies can supply a raw material. The concentration of a particular
element in this material is important. The mean concentration for bith supplies is the same,
but you suspect that the variability in the concentration may differ for the two companies.
The standard deviation of concentration in a random sample n1=10 batches produced by
company 1 is s1=4.7 grams per liter, and for company 2, a random sample of n2=16 batches
yields s2=5.8 grams per liter. Is there sufficient evidence to include that the two population
variance differ? Use =0.05.
6. In the 2004 presidential election, exit polls from the critical state of Ohio provided the
following result: for respondents with college degrees, 53% voted for Bush and 46% voted
Kerry. There were 2020 respondents.
a. Is there a significant difference in these proportions? Use =0.05, find P-value.
b. Calculate 95% CI for the difference in the two proportions.