Hypothesis Testing

1. A physician claims that joggers’ maximal volume oxygen

uptake is greater than the average of all adults. A sample of
15 joggers has a mean of 40.6milliliters per kilogram (ml/kg)
and a standard deviation of 6 ml/kg. If the average of all
adults is 36.7 ml/kg, is there enough evidence to support the
physician’s claim at 0.05 level of significance?

2. The number of calories and the number of milligrams of

cholesterol for a random sample of fast-food chicken
sandwiches from seven restaurants are shown in the table. Is
there a significant relationship between the two variables?
Calories x 390 535 720 300 430 500 440
Cholesterol y 43 45 80 50 55 52 60

3. A researcher wishes to see if the five ways (drinking

decaffeinated, beverages, taking a nap, going for a walk,
eating a sugary snack, other) people use to combat midday
drowsiness are equally distributed among office workers. A
sample of 60 office workers is selected, and the following data
are obtained. At α = 0.01 can it be concluded that there is no
preference? Why would the results be interest to an
employer?
METHOD Beverage Nap Walk Snack Other
Number 21 16 10 8 5

4. A researcher wishes to determine whether there is a

relationship between the gender of an individual and the
amount of alcohol consumed. A sample of 68 people is
selected, and the following data are obtained.
Alcohol Consumption
Gender Low Moderate High Total
Male 10 9 8 27
Female 13 16 12 41
Total 23 25 20 68

At α = 0.05 , can the researcher conclude that alcohol

consumption depends or is related to gender?

5. Expenditures per Student The per-student costs (in ten-

thousands of pesos) for cyber charter school tuition in three
different colleges in Olongapo City are shown. At α = 0.05 , is
there a difference in the means? If so, give a possible reason
for the difference.
College A College B College C
6.2 7.5 5.8
9.3 8.2 6.4
6.8 8.5 5.6
6.1 8.2 7.1
6.7 7.0 3.0
6.9 9.3 3.5