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1.​A random sample of 26 offshore oil workers took part in a simulated escape exercise, and
their times (sec) to complete the escape are recorded. The sample mean is 370.69 sec and
the sample standard deviation is 24.36 sec. Construct a 95% confidence interval on the true
average escape time. Interpret your interval.

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2. ​
An investigator wishes to estimate the difference between population mean SAT-M scores of
incoming freshmen in the College of Engineering and in the College of Science at Purdue
University. The population standard deviations are both roughly 100 points and equal sample
sizes are to be selected. What value of the common sample size n will be necessary to
estimate the difference to within 10 points with 99% confidence?

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3.​The life in hours of a battery is known to be approximately normally distributed. The
manufacture claims that the average battery life exceeds 40 hours. A random sample of 10
batteries has a mean life of 40.5 hours and sample standard deviation s=1.25​ hours. Carry
​
out a test of significance for H 0 : μ =  40 hrs  vs H 1 μ >  40 hrs . α = 0.05

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4.​The overall distance traveled by a golf ball is tested by hitting the ball with Iron Byron, a
mechanical golfer with a swing that is said to emulate the legendary champion, Byron Nelson.
Ten randomly selected balls of two different brands are tested and the overall distance
measured. The data follow:
Brand 1: 275, 286, 287, 271, 283, 271, 279, 275, 263, 267
Brand 2: 258, 244, 260, 265, 273, 281, 271, 270, 263, 268
a) Which procedure is the most appropriate, matched pairs T or two sample T? Explain
b) Find a 95​ % confidence interval for the difference of the mean.
​
c) Use the four-step procedure to carry out a hypothesis test to determine whether the mean
overall distance for brand 1 and brand 2 are different?

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5.​The Indiana State Police wish to estimate the average mph being traveled on the Interstate
Highways, which cross the state. If the estimate is to be within ±5 mph of the true mean with
95% confidence and the estimated population standard deviation is 25 mph, how large a
sample size must be taken?

6.​A laboratory is testing the concentration level in mg/ml for the active ingredient found in a
pharmaceutical product. In a random sample of 10 vials of the product, the mean and the
sample standard deviation of the concentrations are 2.58 mg/ml and 0.09 mg/ml. Find a 95%
confidence interval for the mean concentration level in mg/ml for the active ingredient found
in this product.

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7.​An investigator wishes to estimate the difference between two population mean lifetimes of
two different brands of batteries under specified conditions. If the population standard
deviations are both roughly 2 hr and the sample size from the first brand will be twice the
sample size from the second brand, what values of the sample sizes will be necessary to
estimate the difference to within 0.5 hours with 99% confidence?

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8. ​
The following summary data on proportional stress limits for two different type of woods, Red oak and
Douglas fir.

Type of Wood Sample Size Sample Mean s

Red oak 50 8.51 1.52

Douglas fir 62 7.69 3.25

a) Find a 90% confidence interval for the difference between true average proportional stress limits for the Red
oak and that for the Douglas fir. Interpret your result.
b) A test of hypotheses is conducted at α=0.10 to determine if the stress limits are the same for the two type of
woods.
c) Explain how you can use the confidence interval in part (a) to draw a conclusion in the test of hypotheses.

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9. ​
The accompanying summary data on the ratio of strength to cross-sectional area for knee
extensors is from the article "Knee Extensor and Knee Flexor Strength: Cross Sectional Area
Ratios in Young and Elderly Men":
Group Sample Size Sample Mean Sample
Standard Deviation

Young Men 50 7.47 0.44

Elderly Men 45 6.71 0.56

Does the data suggest that the true average ratio for young men exceeds that for elderly
men? Carry out a test of significance using α = 0.01 .

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10.​Coronary heart disease (CHD) begins in young adulthood and is the fifth leading cause of
​
death among adults aged 20 to 24 years. Studies of serum cholesterol levels among college
students, however, are very limited. A 1999 study looked at a large sample of students from a
large southeastern university and reported that the mean serum cholesterol level among
women is 168 mg/dl with a standard deviation of 27 mg/dl.​ 15​
A more recent study at a
southern university investigated the lipid levels in a cohort of sedentary university students.​
16

The mean total cholesterol level among ​ n​ = 71 females was . Is there evidence
that the mean cholesterol level among sedentary students differs from this average over all
students? Use the four-step procedure to carry out a test of significance. Use = 0.05.

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11. ​
Fifteen adult males between the ages 35 and 45 participated in a study to evaluate the
effect of diet and exercise on blood cholesterol levels. The total cholesterol was measured in
each subject initially, and then three months after participating in an aerobic exercise program
and switching to a low-fat diet.The data are shown in the accompanying table.
 
Table I: Blood Cholesterol Levels for 15 Adult Males
 
Subject  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15 

Before  265  240  258   296  251  245  287  314  260  279   283   240  238   225   247 

After  229   231  227  240   238  241  234  256  247  239  246  218  219  226   233 

 
 
N  Mean  StDev  SE Mean 
Before  15  261.80  24.96  6.45 
After  15 234.93  10.48  2.71 
Diff (Before ­ After) 15  26.87  19.04  4.92 
 
a) Find a 90% confidence interval for the true mean reduction of the cholesterol reduction.
b) carry out a test of hypotheses to determine if the data support the claim that the low-fat
diet and aerobic exercise are of value in producing a mean reduction in blood cholesterol
levels? Use α=0.05.

Please see next page for solution.

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12.​
​True of False Questions (explain why):
A. ANOVA tests the null hypothesis that the sample means are all equal.
FALSE
​
ANOVA tests the null hypothesis that the​population​
means are all equal.

B. A strong case for causation is best made in an observational study.

FALSE
​
A strong case for causation is best made in an ​
​ experiment.

C. You use ANOVA to compare the variances of the populations.

FALSE
​
You use ANOVA to compare the ​
means​ of the populations.

D. A multiple-comparisons procedure is used to compare a relation among means that

was specified prior to looking at the data.

FALSE
A multiple-comparisons procedure is used to compare a relation among means that
was specified prior to looking at the data.

E. In rejecting the null hypothesis, one can conclude that all the means are different from
one another.

​ALSE
F
In rejecting the null hypothesis, one can conclude that ​
at least one mean is
different from others​ .

F. A one-way ANOVA can be used only when there are two means to be compared.
FALSE
A one-way ANOVA can be used when there are ​
three or more means​ to be
compared.

G. The ANOVA ​ F​
statistic will be large when the within-group variation is much larger than
the between-group variation.
FALSE
The ANOVA ​ F​
statistic will be ​
small​ when the within-group variation is much larger
than the between-group variation.

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13 (12.13, 12.15) ​ For each of the following situations, identify the ​

response variable​
and the
populations​ to be compared, and ​ give ​I​
,​
N​and (a) Degrees of freedom for group, for error, and for the
total (b) Null and alternative hypotheses (c) Numerator and denominator degrees of freedom for the ​ F
statistic

A. A poultry farmer is interested in reducing the cholesterol level in his marketable eggs. He
wants to compare two different cholesterol-lowering drugs added to the hens’ standard diet as
well as an all-vegetarian diet. He assigns 25 of his hens to each of the three treatments.

Response: egg cholesterol level

Population: chickens with different diets or drugs
I = 3, N = 75, n1=n2=n3=25

B. A researcher is interested in students’ opinions regarding an additional annual fee to support

non-income-producing varsity sports. Students were asked to rate their acceptance of this fee
on a seven-point scale. She received 94 responses, of which 31 were from students who
attend varsity football or basketball games only, 18 were from students who also attend other
varsity competitions, and 45 were from students who did not attend any varsity games

Response: rating on 7 points scale

Population: students from three different groups
I = 3, N = 94, n1=31, n2=18, n3=45

C. A professor wants to evaluate the effectiveness of his teaching assistants. In one class period,
the 42 students were randomly divided into three equal-sized groups, and each group was
taught power calculations from one of the assistants. At the beginning of the next class, each
student took a quiz on power calculations, and these scores were compared.

Response: quiz score

Population: students in each TA group
I = 3, N = 42, n1=n2=n3=14

For all three:

H0: u1 = u2 = u3, vs
Ha: at least one mean is different from others.

Degrees of freedom for group, for error, and for the total, along with the numerator and
denominator degrees of freedom for the ​ F​
statistic are listed in the table below for each
question:

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14. (12.12)​ An experiment was run to compare three groups. The sample sizes were 27, 31,
and 122, and the corresponding estimated standard deviations were 37, 28, and 46.
A. Is it reasonable to use the assumption of equal standard deviations when we analyze
these data? Give a reason for your answer.

Yes, since the standard deviation ratio between max and min is 46/28 < 2.
​

B. Give the values of the variances for the three groups.

1369, 784, and 2116

​

C. Find the pooled variance.

N = 27+31+122 = 180, I = 3
​

pooled variance =(26*1369+30*784+ 121*2116)/177 = 1780

D. What is the value of the pooled standard deviation?

pooled standard deviation is sqrt(1780) = 42.20

​

E. Explain why your answer in part (d) is much closer to the standard deviation for the
third group than to either of the other two standard deviations.

The pooled variance is the weighted average of the variances of the three groups.
​

The sample size for the third group is much larger than that of the other two groups.

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15. (12.26) ​ Various studies have shown the benefits of massage to manage pain. In one study, 125 adults
suffering from osteoarthritis of the knees were randomly assigned to one of five 8-week regimens.​ 9​
The primary
outcome was the change in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC-Global).
This index is used extensively to assess pain and functioning in those suffering from arthritis. Negative values
indicate improvement. The following table summarizes the results of those completing the study.

1. What proportion of adults dropped out of the study before completion?

N = 22+24+24+25+24 = 119; dropout rate = 6/125 = 4.8%
2. Is it reasonable to use the assumption of equal standard deviations when we analyze these
data? Give a reason for your answer.
Yes, the ratio of the max to min standard deviations is 20.7/14.6 < 2
3. Find the pooled standard deviation.
` N = 119, I = 5 pooled variance = ​ 339.32​
; so pooled SD = 18.42
4. The SS(Regimen) = 5060.346. Test the null hypothesis that the mean change in
WOMAC-Global score is the same for all regimens.
STEP1: H0: μ1 =  μ2  =  μ3  =  μ4  =  μ5  
Ha: Not all population means are the same
STEP 2:SSG = 5060.346 (GIVEN), MSG = 5060/4 = 1265
F = MSG/MSE = 1265/​ 339.32​ = 3.73, DF1 = 4, DF2 = 114
STEP3: p-value = 0.0069, reject H0
STEP4: the mean change in WOMAC-Global score is ​ not ​
the same for all regimens.
5. There are 10 pairs of means to compare. For the Bonferroni multiple-comparisons method, the
critical ​
t​
-value is 2.863. Which pairs of means are found to be significantly different? Write a
short summary of your analysis.
Please practice comparing one pair, say control vs another treatment.

16. (12.40) ​There have been numerous studies investigating the effects of restaurant
ambiance on consumer behavior. One study investigated the effects of musical genre on

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consumer spending.​ 15​
At a single high-end restaurant in England over a 3-week period, there
were a total of 141 participants; 49 of them were subjected to background pop music (for
example, Britney Spears, Culture Club, and Ricky Martin) while dining, 44 to background
classical music (for example, Vivaldi, Handel, and Strauss), and 48 to no background music.
For each participant, the total food bill, adjusted for time spent dining, was recorded. The
following table summarizes the means and standard deviations (in British pounds):

A. Plot the means versus the type of background music. Does there appear to be a
difference in spending?
B. Is it reasonable to assume that the variances are equal? Explain.
C. The ​ F​statistic is 10.62. Give the degrees of freedom and either an approximate (from
a table) or an exact (from software) ​ P​
-value. What do you conclude?
D. Refer back to part (a). Without doing any formal analysis, describe the pattern in the
means that is likely responsible for your conclusion in part (c).

SOLUTION:

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