Sub: Statistics Topic: Testing

Question:
The data set includes a sample of 106 body temps with a mean of 98.20F Assume that o is
known to be 0.62F. Consider a hypothesis test that uses a 0.05 significance level to test the
claim that the mean body tem of the population is less than 98.6.

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a. what is the test statistic

b. what is the critical value

c. what is the P-value
d. what is the conclusion about the null hypothesis.

98.6 98.0 97.2 97.3 98.8 98.4

98.6 98.3 98.4 98.0 99.1 97.8
98.0 98.5 98.6 97.5 98.6 98.4
98.0 97.3 98.2 97.6 97.9 97.4
99.0 98.7 98.0 98.2 98.8 98.0
98.4 97.4 97.8 98.5 98.0 97.0
98.4 98.9 98.0 98.8 98.7
98.4 98.6 98.4 98.7 98.5
98.4 99.5 98.6 97.8 98.9
98.6 97.5 98.6 98.0 98.4
98.6 97.3 97.8 97.1 98.6

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98.8 97.6 99.0 97.4 97.1

98.6 98.2 96.5 99.4 97.9
97.0 99.6 97.6 98.4 98.8
97.0 98.7 98.0 98.6 98.7
98.8 99.4 96.9 98.4 97.6
97.6 98.2 97.6 98.5 98.2
97.7 98.0 97.1 98.6 99.2
98.8 98.6 97.9 98.3 97.8
98.0 98.6 98.4 98.7 98.0

Solution:
Given that
Sample Size n = 106
Sample Mean X = 98.2
Standard deviation σ = 0.62
Level of significance α = 0.05
Null Hypothesis:
Ho: The mean body tem of the population is less than 98.6 is do not differ significantly.
i.e., Ho: µ = 98.6
Alternative Hypothesis:
H1: The mean body tem of the population is less than 98.6 is do not differ significantly.
i.e., H1: µ < 98.6 (Left tailed alternative)
Under the null hypothesis Ho,

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The appropriate test statistic for the large sample is given by

X 
Z= ~N(0,1)

n

98 .2  98 .6
Z=
0.62
106

Z = -6.64234
Hence the Z –Calculated value = – 6.64234
The Z –Critical value at 5% level of significance = - 1.645
P –Value of test statistic is 0.99

Decision:
The null hypothesis is accepted, since the calculated value of the test statistic is less than the
critical value of the test statistic at 5% level of significance.
Conclusion:
According to the statistical decision, there is no evidence to reject the null hypothesis. Hence
we conclude that the mean body tem of the population is less than 98.6 is do not differ
significantly.
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