Hypothesis Testing of Two Means

Statistical Inference BW Spring – 2020
Hypothesis Testing of Two Means (z-test)
Faculty: Mirza Naveed Baig Date: 19|

04|2020
Q1. The operations manager at a light bulb factory wants to determine if there is any difference in the
average life expectancy of bulbs manufactured on two different types of machines. The process
standard deviation of Machine I is 110 hours and of Machine II is 125 hours. A random sample of 25
light bulbs obtained from Machine I indicates a sample mean of 375 hours, and a similar sample of
25 from Machine II indicates a sample mean of 362 hours. Using the 0.05 level of significance, is
there any evidence of a difference in the average life of bulbs produced by the two types of
machines?
Q2. Do organic farming methods cause a change in produce size? A random sample of n1 = 89
organically grown tomatoes had sample mean weight x1 = 3.8 ounces. Another random sample of n2
= 75 tomatoes that were not grown organically had sample mean weight x2 = 4.1 ounces. Previous
studies show that 1  0.9 ounce and  2  1.5 ounces. Does this indicate a difference between
population mean weights of organically grown tomatoes compared with those not grown
organically? Use a 5% level of significance.
Q3. Students at the college agricultural research station are studying egg production of free-range
chickens compared with caged chickens. During a 1-week period, a random sample of n1 = 93 free-
range hens produced an average of x1 = 11.2 eggs per hen. For the same period, another random
sample of n2 = 87 caged hens produced a sample average of x2 = 8.5 eggs per hen. Previous studies
show that 1  4.4 eggs and  2  5.7 eggs. Does this indicate the population mean egg production for
free-range hens is higher? Use a 5% level of significance.
Q4. A consumer group measures the heating capacity of camp stoves by measuring the time it takes the
stove to boil 2 quarts of water from 500 F. Two competing models were tested:
Sample Mean Population Standard Deviation Sample Size

M1 11.4 2.5 10
M2 9.9 2.5 12
Is there a difference in the performance of the two models at a 5% level of significance?
Q5. A conservationist wants to know if the average water level in Horseshoe Lake is more than the
average water level in Swan Lake. Test his hypothesis at α = 0.01.
Horseshoe Lake Swan Lake

Sample Mean 43 38
σ 3.2 2.4
n 23 23
Q6. Two types of plastic are suitable for use by an electronics component manufacturer. The breaking
strength of this plastic is very important. It is known that  1 =  2 =1 psi. From a random sample of
_ _
size n1 =10 and n2 =12, we obtain x 1 =162.5 and x 2 =155. The company will not adopt plastic 1
unless its mean breaking strength exceeds that of plastic 2 by at least 10 psi. Based on the sample
information, would they use plastic 1? Use the significance level 0.05 in reaching a decision.
Q7. A survey found that the average hotel room rate in New Orleans is $88.42 and the average room rate
in Phoenix is $80.61. Assume that the data were obtained from two samples of 50 hotels each and
that the standard deviations of the populations are $5.62 and $4.83, respectively. At α = 0.05, can it
be concluded that there is a significant difference in the rates?
Q8. A researcher hypothesizes that the average number of sports that colleges offer for males is greater
than the average number of sports that colleges offer for females. A sample of the number of sports
offered by colleges is shown. At α = 0.10, is there enough evidence to support the claim? Assume s1
and s2 = 3.3.
For the males: Sample Mean = 8.6 and s1 = 3.3

For the females: Sample Mean = 7.9 and s2 = 3.3
Q9. As a specific example, suppose we want to conduct a hypothesis test to determine whether the
average annual wage for an advertising manager is different from the average annual wage of an
auditing manager. Because we are testing to determine whether the means are different it might
seem logical that the null and alternative hypotheses would be
Ho: μ1 = μ2
Ha: μ1 ≠ μ2
where advertising managers are population 1 and auditing managers are population 2.
n  32
1 n  34
2
x  70.700
1 x  62.187
2
  16.253
1   12.900
2
  264.164   166.411
2 2
1 2
Q10. A sample of 87 professional working women showed that the average amount paid annually into a
private pension fund per person was $3352. The population standard deviation is $1100. A sample of
76 professional working men showed that the average amount paid annually into a private pension
fund per person was $5727, with a population standard deviation of $1700. A women’s activist
group wants to “prove” that women do not pay as much per year as men into private pension funds.
If they use ά = .01 and these sample data, will they be able to reject a null hypothesis that women
annually pay the same as or more than men into private pension funds?

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Statistical Inference BW Spring – 2020

Hypothesis Testing of Two Means (z-test)

Faculty: Mirza Naveed Baig Date: 19|

Sample Mean Population Standard Deviation Sample Size

Is there a difference in the performance of the two models at a 5% level of significance?

Horseshoe Lake Swan Lake

For the males: Sample Mean = 8.6 and s1 = 3.3

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