Chapter 9

Student: ___________________________________________________________________________

1. Varying the true mean is a movement along the power curve, not a shift in the curve.
True False

2. Larger samples lead to increased power, ceteris paribus.

True False

3. A null hypothesis is rejected when the calculated p-value is less than the critical value of the test statistic.
True False

4. The level of significance refers to the probability of making a Type II error.

True False

5. Holding other factors constant, it is harder to reject the null hypothesis when conducting a two-tailed test
rather than a one-tailed test.
True False

6. In a right-tailed test, the null hypothesis is rejected when the value of the test statistic exceeds the critical
value.
True False

7. For a given level of significance, the critical value of Student's t increases as n increases.
True False

8. A two-tailed hypothesis test for H0:  = 15 at  = .10 is analogous to asking if a 90% confidence interval for
 contains 15.
True False
9. For a given Ho and level of significance, if you reject the Ho for a one tailed-test, you would also reject Ho for
a two-tailed test.
True False

10. The probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis is the significance level of the test.
True False

11. In graphing power curves, there is a different power curve for each sample size n.
True False

12. For a mean, the test statistic value should be near zero if the null hypothesis is true.
True False

13. When your sample size increases, the chance of both Type I and Type II error will increase.
True False

14. For a sample of 9 items, the critical value of Student's t for a left-tailed test of a mean at  = .05 is - 1.860.
True False

15. The height of the power curve shows the probability of accepting a true null hypothesis.
True False

16. The critical value of a hypothesis test is based on the researcher's selected level of significance.
True False

17. To test the hypothesis H0:  = .0125 using a sample size of 160, it is safe to assume normality because the
sample is large.
True False

18. In the hypothesis H0:  = 0, the value of 0 is derived from the sample.
True False
19. Other things being equal, a smaller standard deviation implies higher power.
True False

20. Increasing the sample size shifts the power curve upward, ceteris paribus.
True False

21. A Type II error can only occur when you fail to reject Ho.
True False

22. When the probability of a Type I error increases, the probability of a Type II error must decrease, ceteris
paribus.
True False

23. Hypothesis tests for a mean require

A. knowing the true value of .
B. sampling a normal population.
C. specifying  in advance.
D. specifying  in advance.

24. Guidelines for the Jolly Blue Giant Health Insurance Company say that the average hospitalization for a
triple hernia operation should not exceed 30 hours. A diligent auditor studied records of 16 randomly chosen
triple hernia operations at Hackmore Hospital, and found a mean hospital stay of 40 hours with a standard
deviation of 20 hours. "Aha!" she cried, "The average stay exceeds the guideline." The value of the test statistic
for her hypothesis is
A. 2.080
B. 0.481
C. 1.866
D. 2.000
25. "I believe your airplane's engine is sound," states the mechanic. "I've been over it carefully, and can't see
anything wrong. I'd be happy to tear the engine down completely for an internal inspection at a cost of $1,500.
But I believe that engine roughness you heard in the engine on your last flight was probably just a bit of water
in the fuel which passed harmlessly through the engine and is now gone." As the pilot considers the mechanic's
hypothesis, the cost of Type I error is
A. the pilot will experience the thrill of no-engine flight.
B. the pilot will be out $1,500 unnecessarily.
C. the mechanic will lose a good customer.
D. impossible to determine without knowing .

26. After testing a hypothesis regarding the mean, we decided not to reject H0. Thus, we are exposed to
A. Type I error.
B. Type II error.
C. Either Type I or Type II error.
D. Neither Type I nor Type II error.

27. A study over a 10-year period showed that a certain mammogram test had a 50 percent rate of false
positives. This indicates that
A. about half the tests indicated cancer.
B. about half the tests missed a cancer that exists.
C. about half the tests showed a cancer that didn't exist.
D. about half the women tested actually had no cancer.

28. Dullco Manufacturing claims that its alkaline batteries last at least forty hours on average in a certain type of
portable CD player. But tests on a random sample of 18 batteries from a day's large production run showed a
mean battery life of 37.8 hours with a standard deviation of 5.4 hours. To test DullCo's hypothesis, the test
statistic is
A. -1.980
B. -1.728
C. -2.101
D. -1.960

29. The level of significance is not

A. the probability of a "false rejection."
B. a value between 0 and 1.
C. the likelihood of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.
D. the chance of accepting a true null hypothesis.
30. The researcher's null hypothesis is H0: 2 = 420. A sample of n = 18 items yields a sample variance of s2 =
512. The critical values of chi-square for a two-tailed test at  = .05 are
A. 8.672 and 27.59
B. 7.564 and 30.19
C. -1.960 and + 1.960
D. 9.390 and 28.87

31. In testing a proportion, which of the following statements is incorrect?

A. Using  = .05 rather than  = .01 makes it more likely that a true H0 will be rejected.
B. When the sample proportion is p = .03 and n = 140, it is safe to assume normality (large n).
C. An 80% confidence interval is narrower than the 90% confidence interval, ceteris paribus.
D. The proportion may be assumed approximately normal if the sample is large enough.

32. The process that produces Sonora Bars (a type of candy) is intended to produce bars with a mean weight of
56 gm. The process standard deviation is known to be 0.77 gm. A random sample of 49 candy bars yields a
mean weight of 55.82 gm. Find the p-value for a test to see whether the candy bars are smaller than they are
supposed to be.
A. between .05 and .10
B. between .025 and .05
C. between .01 and .025
D. less than .01

33. Which is not true of p-values?

A. When they are small, we want to reject Ho.
B. They measure the probability of an incorrect decision.
C. They show the chance of Type I error if we reject Ho.
D. They do not require  to be specified a priori.

34. In a two-tailed test, a statistician got a z test statistic of 1.469. What is the p-value?
A. .0708
B. .1416
C. .0874
D. .0301

35. High power in a hypothesis test about one sample mean is likely to be associated with
A. small sample size.
B. low .
C. large .
D. small .
36. When testing the hypothesis H0:  = 100 with n = 100 and 2 = 100, we find that the sample mean is 97.
The test statistic is
A. -3.00
B. -10.00
C. -0.300
D. -0.030

37. Which of the following is not a valid null hypothesis?

A. H0:   0
B. H0:   0
C. H0:   0
D. H0:  = 0

38. A sample of 16 ATM transactions shows a mean transaction time of 67 seconds with a standard deviation of
12 seconds. Find the test statistic to decide whether the mean transaction time exceeds 60 seconds.
A. 1.457
B. 2.037
C. 2.333
D. 1.848

39. Given a normal distribution with  = 3, we want to test the hypothesis H0:  = 20. We find that the sample
mean is 21. The test statistic is
A. 1.000.
B. 1.645.
C. 1.960.
D. impossible to find without more information.

40. For a given sample size, when we increase the probability of Type I error, the probability of a Type II error
A. remains unchanged.
B. increases.
C. decreases.
D. is impossible to determine without more information.

41. The researcher's null hypothesis is H0: 2  22. A sample of n = 25 items yields a sample variance of s2 =
28.5. The critical value of chi-square for a right-tailed test at  = .05 is
A. 1.960
B. 1.645
C. 13.85
D. 36.42
42. In the nation of Gondor, the EPA requires that half the new cars sold will meet a certain particulate emission
standard a year later. A sample of 64 one-year old cars revealed that only 24 met the particulate emission
standard. The test statistic to see whether the proportion is below the requirement is
A. -1.645
B. -2.066
C. -2.000
D. -1.96

43. You are driving a van packed with camping gear (total weight 3,500 pounds including yourself and family)
into a northern wilderness area. You take a "short cut" which turns into a one-lane road, with no room to turn
around. After 11 miles you come to a narrow bridge with a faded sign saying "Safe Up to 2 Tons". About a
half-mile ahead, you can see that your road rejoins the main highway. You consider the sign's hypothesis
carefully before making a decision. The cost of Type I error is
A. you pass safely over the bridge and everyone's happy.
B. about $23,900, not including medical bills.
C. you will find out just how cold that river actually is.
D. your kids will think you're a chicken.

44. For a sample size of n = 100, and  = 10, we want to test the hypothesis H0:  = 100. The sample mean is
103. The test statistic is
A. 1.645
B. 1.960
C. 3.000
D. 0.300

45. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Decreasing  will increase the power of the test.
B. Doubling the sample size will double the power of the test.
C. A higher standard deviation would increase the power if we are testing a mean.
D. Power of the test rises if the true mean is farther from the hypothesized mean.

46. A sample of 16 ATM transactions shows a mean transaction time of 67 seconds with a standard deviation of
12 seconds. Find the critical value to test whether the mean transaction time exceeds 60 seconds at  = .01.
A. 2.947
B. 2.602
C. 2.583
D. 2.333
47. For a right-tailed test of a hypothesis for a population mean with n = 14, the value of the test statistic was
1.863. The p-value is
A. between .05 and .025.
B. between .10 and .05.
C. greater than .10.
D. less than .01.

48. Why is it better to say "fail to reject H0" instead of "accept H0?"

49. Mary examined a random sample of Friday withdrawals from a college campus ATM. She hypothesized
that the mean was less than $100. The results shown below are from MegaStat. What would Mary conclude
from this test? Explain carefully.
50. Bob hypothesizes that the average student at his university has to take more than 130 credits to graduate. He
takes a random sample of his classmates, and performs a test. The results shown below are from MegaStat.
What would Bob conclude from this test? Explain carefully.
Chapter 9 Key

1. Varying the true mean is a movement along the power curve, not a shift in the curve.
TRUE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #45
Learning Objective: Interpret a power curve or OC curve (optional).
Topic: Power

2. Larger samples lead to increased power, ceteris paribus.

TRUE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Easy
Doane - Chapter 09 #49
Learning Objective: Interpret a power curve or OC curve (optional).
Topic: Power

3. A null hypothesis is rejected when the calculated p-value is less than the critical value of the test statistic.
FALSE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #26
Learning Objective: Use tables or Excel to find the p-value in tests of µ.
Topic: P-values

4. The level of significance refers to the probability of making a Type II error.

FALSE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Easy
Doane - Chapter 09 #1
Learning Objective: Define Type I error; Type II error; and power.
Topic: Type I and II error
5. Holding other factors constant, it is harder to reject the null hypothesis when conducting a two-tailed test
rather than a one-tailed test.
TRUE

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #22
Learning Objective: Define Type I error; Type II error; and power.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - general

6. In a right-tailed test, the null hypothesis is rejected when the value of the test statistic exceeds the critical
value.
TRUE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Easy
Doane - Chapter 09 #27
Learning Objective: Find critical values of z or t in tables or by using Excel.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - general

7. For a given level of significance, the critical value of Student's t increases as n increases.
FALSE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #20
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with unknown  using t.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean

8. A two-tailed hypothesis test for H0:  = 15 at  = .10 is analogous to asking if a 90% confidence interval for
 contains 15.
TRUE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #18
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with known  using z.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean
9. For a given Ho and level of significance, if you reject the Ho for a one tailed-test, you would also reject Ho for
a two-tailed test.
FALSE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #32
Learning Objective: Find critical values of z or t in tables or by using Excel.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - general

10. The probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis is the significance level of the test.
TRUE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #25
Learning Objective: Define Type I error; Type II error; and power.
Topic: Type I and II error

11. In graphing power curves, there is a different power curve for each sample size n.
TRUE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #50
Learning Objective: Interpret a power curve or OC curve (optional).
Topic: Power

12. For a mean, the test statistic value should be near zero if the null hypothesis is true.
TRUE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Easy
Doane - Chapter 09 #34
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with known  using z.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one proportion
13. When your sample size increases, the chance of both Type I and Type II error will increase.
FALSE

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #8
Learning Objective: Define Type I error; Type II error; and power.
Topic: Type I and II error

14. For a sample of 9 items, the critical value of Student's t for a left-tailed test of a mean at  = .05 is - 1.860.
TRUE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #21
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with unknown  using t.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean

15. The height of the power curve shows the probability of accepting a true null hypothesis.
FALSE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #42
Learning Objective: Interpret a power curve or OC curve (optional).
Topic: Power

16. The critical value of a hypothesis test is based on the researcher's selected level of significance.
TRUE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Easy
Doane - Chapter 09 #28
Learning Objective: Find critical values of z or t in tables or by using Excel.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - general
17. To test the hypothesis H0:  = .0125 using a sample size of 160, it is safe to assume normality because the
sample is large.
FALSE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Easy
Doane - Chapter 09 #37
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a proportion and find the p-value.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one proportion

18. In the hypothesis H0:  = 0, the value of 0 is derived from the sample.
FALSE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #35
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a proportion and find the p-value.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one proportion

19. Other things being equal, a smaller standard deviation implies higher power.
TRUE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #40
Learning Objective: Interpret a power curve or OC curve (optional).
Topic: Power

20. Increasing the sample size shifts the power curve upward, ceteris paribus.
TRUE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #46
Learning Objective: Interpret a power curve or OC curve (optional).
Topic: Power
21. A Type II error can only occur when you fail to reject Ho.
TRUE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Easy
Doane - Chapter 09 #9
Learning Objective: Define Type I error; Type II error; and power.
Topic: Type I and II error

22. When the probability of a Type I error increases, the probability of a Type II error must decrease, ceteris
paribus.
TRUE

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #5
Learning Objective: Define Type I error; Type II error; and power.
Topic: Type I and II error

23. Hypothesis tests for a mean require

A. knowing the true value of .
B. sampling a normal population.
C. specifying  in advance.
D. specifying  in advance.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #74
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with unknown  using t.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean

24. Guidelines for the Jolly Blue Giant Health Insurance Company say that the average hospitalization for a
triple hernia operation should not exceed 30 hours. A diligent auditor studied records of 16 randomly chosen
triple hernia operations at Hackmore Hospital, and found a mean hospital stay of 40 hours with a standard
deviation of 20 hours. "Aha!" she cried, "The average stay exceeds the guideline." The value of the test statistic
for her hypothesis is
A. 2.080
B. 0.481
C. 1.866
D. 2.000

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #71
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with unknown  using t.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean
25. "I believe your airplane's engine is sound," states the mechanic. "I've been over it carefully, and can't see
anything wrong. I'd be happy to tear the engine down completely for an internal inspection at a cost of $1,500.
But I believe that engine roughness you heard in the engine on your last flight was probably just a bit of water
in the fuel which passed harmlessly through the engine and is now gone." As the pilot considers the mechanic's
hypothesis, the cost of Type I error is
A. the pilot will experience the thrill of no-engine flight.
B. the pilot will be out $1,500 unnecessarily.
C. the mechanic will lose a good customer.
D. impossible to determine without knowing .

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Hard
Doane - Chapter 09 #63
Learning Objective: Define Type I error; Type II error; and power.
Topic: Type I and II error

26. After testing a hypothesis regarding the mean, we decided not to reject H0. Thus, we are exposed to
A. Type I error.
B. Type II error.
C. Either Type I or Type II error.
D. Neither Type I nor Type II error.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #55
Learning Objective: Define Type I error; Type II error; and power.
Topic: Type I and II error

27. A study over a 10-year period showed that a certain mammogram test had a 50 percent rate of false
positives. This indicates that
A. about half the tests indicated cancer.
B. about half the tests missed a cancer that exists.
C. about half the tests showed a cancer that didn't exist.
D. about half the women tested actually had no cancer.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #64
Learning Objective: Define Type I error; Type II error; and power.
Topic: Type I and II error
28. Dullco Manufacturing claims that its alkaline batteries last at least forty hours on average in a certain type of
portable CD player. But tests on a random sample of 18 batteries from a day's large production run showed a
mean battery life of 37.8 hours with a standard deviation of 5.4 hours. To test DullCo's hypothesis, the test
statistic is
A. -1.980
B. -1.728
C. -2.101
D. -1.960

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #78
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with unknown  using t.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean

29. The level of significance is not

A. the probability of a "false rejection."
B. a value between 0 and 1.
C. the likelihood of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.
D. the chance of accepting a true null hypothesis.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #75
Learning Objective: Define Type I error; Type II error; and power.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - general

30. The researcher's null hypothesis is H0: 2 = 420. A sample of n = 18 items yields a sample variance of s2 =
512. The critical values of chi-square for a two-tailed test at  = .05 are
A. 8.672 and 27.59
B. 7.564 and 30.19
C. -1.960 and + 1.960
D. 9.390 and 28.87

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #125
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a variance (optional).
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one variance
31. In testing a proportion, which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. Using  = .05 rather than  = .01 makes it more likely that a true H0 will be rejected.
B. When the sample proportion is p = .03 and n = 140, it is safe to assume normality (large n).
C. An 80% confidence interval is narrower than the 90% confidence interval, ceteris paribus.
D. The proportion may be assumed approximately normal if the sample is large enough.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #85
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a proportion and find the p-value.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one proportion

32. The process that produces Sonora Bars (a type of candy) is intended to produce bars with a mean weight of
56 gm. The process standard deviation is known to be 0.77 gm. A random sample of 49 candy bars yields a
mean weight of 55.82 gm. Find the p-value for a test to see whether the candy bars are smaller than they are
supposed to be.
A. between .05 and .10
B. between .025 and .05
C. between .01 and .025
D. less than .01

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Hard
Doane - Chapter 09 #91
Learning Objective: Use tables or Excel to find the p-value in tests of µ.
Topic: P-values

33. Which is not true of p-values?

A. When they are small, we want to reject Ho.
B. They measure the probability of an incorrect decision.
C. They show the chance of Type I error if we reject Ho.
D. They do not require  to be specified a priori.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #68
Learning Objective: Use tables or Excel to find the p-value in tests of µ.
Topic: P-values
34. In a two-tailed test, a statistician got a z test statistic of 1.469. What is the p-value?
A. .0708
B. .1416
C. .0874
D. .0301

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #113
Learning Objective: Use tables or Excel to find the p-value in tests of µ.
Topic: P-values

35. High power in a hypothesis test about one sample mean is likely to be associated with
A. small sample size.
B. low .
C. large .
D. small .

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #115
Learning Objective: Interpret a power curve or OC curve (optional).
Topic: Power

36. When testing the hypothesis H0:  = 100 with n = 100 and 2 = 100, we find that the sample mean is 97.
The test statistic is
A. -3.00
B. -10.00
C. -0.300
D. -0.030

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #83
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with known  using z.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean
37. Which of the following is not a valid null hypothesis?
A. H0:   0
B. H0:   0
C. H0:   0
D. H0:  = 0

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #87
Learning Objective: Formulate a null and alternative hypothesis for µ or .
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean

38. A sample of 16 ATM transactions shows a mean transaction time of 67 seconds with a standard deviation of
12 seconds. Find the test statistic to decide whether the mean transaction time exceeds 60 seconds.
A. 1.457
B. 2.037
C. 2.333
D. 1.848

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #92
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with unknown  using t.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean

39. Given a normal distribution with  = 3, we want to test the hypothesis H0:  = 20. We find that the sample
mean is 21. The test statistic is
A. 1.000.
B. 1.645.
C. 1.960.
D. impossible to find without more information.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #84
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with known  using z.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean
40. For a given sample size, when we increase the probability of Type I error, the probability of a Type II error
A. remains unchanged.
B. increases.
C. decreases.
D. is impossible to determine without more information.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #54
Learning Objective: Define Type I error; Type II error; and power.
Topic: Type I and II error

41. The researcher's null hypothesis is H0: 2  22. A sample of n = 25 items yields a sample variance of s2 =
28.5. The critical value of chi-square for a right-tailed test at  = .05 is
A. 1.960
B. 1.645
C. 13.85
D. 36.42

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #123
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a variance (optional).
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one variance

42. In the nation of Gondor, the EPA requires that half the new cars sold will meet a certain particulate emission
standard a year later. A sample of 64 one-year old cars revealed that only 24 met the particulate emission
standard. The test statistic to see whether the proportion is below the requirement is
A. -1.645
B. -2.066
C. -2.000
D. -1.96

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #101
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a proportion and find the p-value.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one proportion
43. You are driving a van packed with camping gear (total weight 3,500 pounds including yourself and family)
into a northern wilderness area. You take a "short cut" which turns into a one-lane road, with no room to turn
around. After 11 miles you come to a narrow bridge with a faded sign saying "Safe Up to 2 Tons". About a
half-mile ahead, you can see that your road rejoins the main highway. You consider the sign's hypothesis
carefully before making a decision. The cost of Type I error is
A. you pass safely over the bridge and everyone's happy.
B. about $23,900, not including medical bills.
C. you will find out just how cold that river actually is.
D. your kids will think you're a chicken.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Hard
Doane - Chapter 09 #65
Learning Objective: Define Type I error; Type II error; and power.
Topic: Type I and II error

44. For a sample size of n = 100, and  = 10, we want to test the hypothesis H0:  = 100. The sample mean is
103. The test statistic is
A. 1.645
B. 1.960
C. 3.000
D. 0.300

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #82
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with known  using z.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean

45. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Decreasing  will increase the power of the test.
B. Doubling the sample size will double the power of the test.
C. A higher standard deviation would increase the power if we are testing a mean.
D. Power of the test rises if the true mean is farther from the hypothesized mean.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Hard
Doane - Chapter 09 #114
Learning Objective: Interpret a power curve or OC curve (optional).
Topic: Power
46. A sample of 16 ATM transactions shows a mean transaction time of 67 seconds with a standard deviation of
12 seconds. Find the critical value to test whether the mean transaction time exceeds 60 seconds at  = .01.
A. 2.947
B. 2.602
C. 2.583
D. 2.333

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Easy
Doane - Chapter 09 #94
Learning Objective: Find critical values of z or t in tables or by using Excel.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean

47. For a right-tailed test of a hypothesis for a population mean with n = 14, the value of the test statistic was
1.863. The p-value is
A. between .05 and .025.
B. between .10 and .05.
C. greater than .10.
D. less than .01.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #73
Learning Objective: Use tables or Excel to find the p-value in tests of µ.
Topic: P-values

48. Why is it better to say "fail to reject H0" instead of "accept H0?"

If the sample evidence is insufficient to reject H0, a different sample could lead to rejection of H0. Thus, we
must allow the possibility that H0 could be rejected at a later time, or that a different researcher might get a
different result. Although a sample could contradict H0 strongly enough to make H0 seem to be false, there is no
way to show conclusively that it is true. That said, many hypotheses are provisionally accepted because they
have never been proved false, despite rigorous efforts to do so.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Synthesis & evaluation
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #131
Learning Objective: Explain the difference between H0 and H1.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - general
49. Mary examined a random sample of Friday withdrawals from a college campus ATM. She hypothesized
that the mean was less than $100. The results shown below are from MegaStat. What would Mary conclude
from this test? Explain carefully.

The t-value is within one standard error of zero, indicating that the sample mean does not differ very much from
the hypothesized mean. The p-value says that a sample mean such as this might be expected about 25 times in
100 samples by chance alone, assuming that the true mean is $100, so the sample mean of $85.88 does not
convincing us to reject the hypothesis that  = 100 even at  = .10. A t-test is used since the population standard
deviation is unknown.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Synthesis & evaluation
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #127
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with known  using z.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean

50. Bob hypothesizes that the average student at his university has to take more than 130 credits to graduate. He
takes a random sample of his classmates, and performs a test. The results shown below are from MegaStat.
What would Bob conclude from this test? Explain carefully.

The t-value is almost two standard errors above zero, indicating that the sample mean differs quite a lot from the
hypothesized mean of 130. The p-value says that a sample mean such as this might be expected about 1 or 2
times in 100 samples by chance, assuming that the true mean is 130, so the sample would convince us to reject
the hypothesis that  = 130 at  = .025 but not quite at  = .01. A t-test is used since the population standard
deviation is unknown.

AACSB: Analytical skills

Bloom's Taxonomy: Synthesis & evaluation
Difficulty: Medium
Doane - Chapter 09 #128
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with known  using z.
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean
Chapter 9 Summary

Category # of Questions
AACSB: Analytical skills 50
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application & analysis 28
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge & understanding 19
Bloom's Taxonomy: Synthesis & evaluation 3
Difficulty: Easy 8
Difficulty: Hard 4
Difficulty: Medium 38
Doane - Chapter 09 50
Learning Objective: Define Type I error; Type II error; and power. 12
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with known  using z. 7
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a mean with unknown  using t. 6
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a proportion and find the p-value. 4
Learning Objective: Do a hypothesis test for a variance (optional). 2
Learning Objective: Explain the difference between H0 and H1. 1
Learning Objective: Find critical values of z or t in tables or by using Excel. 4
Learning Objective: Formulate a null and alternative hypothesis for µ or . 1
Learning Objective: Interpret a power curve or OC curve (optional). 8
Learning Objective: Use tables or Excel to find the p-value in tests of µ. 5
Topic: Hypothesis tests - general 6
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one mean 14
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one proportion 5
Topic: Hypothesis tests - one variance 2
Topic: P-values 5
Topic: Power 8
Topic: Type I and II error 10