6.1.15: Solutions
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)We decline to reject the null hypothesis. There is not enough evidence to suggest that the observed test scores are significantly different from the expected test scores.
H0: the distribution of COVID-19 cases follows the ethnicities of the general population of Santa Clara County.
Graph: Answers may vary.
Decision: Reject the null hypothesis.
Reason for the Decision: p-value < alpha
Conclusion (write out in complete sentences): The make-up of COVID-19 cases does not fit the ethnicities of the general population of Santa Clara County.
| Smoking Level Per Day | Black | Native Hawaiian | Hispanic/Latino | Japanese | White | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-10 | 9,886 | 2,745 | 12,831 | 8,378 | 7,650 | 41,490 |
| 11-20 | 6,514 | 3,062 | 4,932 | 10,680 | 9,877 | 35,065 |
| 21-30 | 1,671 | 1,419 | 1,406 | 4,715 | 6,062 | 15,273 |
| 31+ | 759 | 788 | 800 | 2,305 | 3,970 | 8,622 |
| Totals | 18,830 | 8,014 | 19,969 | 26,078 | 27,559 | 10,0450 |
| Smoking Level Per Day | Black | Native Hawaiian | Hispanic/Latino | Japanese | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-10 | 7777.57 | 3310.11 | 8248.02 | 10771.29 | 11383.01 |
| 11-20 | 6573.16 | 2797.52 | 6970.76 | 9103.29 | 9620.27 |
| 21-30 | 2863.02 | 1218.49 | 3036.20 | 3965.05 | 4190.23 |
| 31+ | 1616.25 | 687.87 | 1714.01 | 2238.37 | 2365.49 |
- Reject the null hypothesis.
- p-value < alpha
- There is sufficient evidence to conclude that smoking level is dependent on ethnic group.
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| Marital Status | Percent | Expected Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| never married | 31.3 | 125.2 |
| married | 56.1 | 224.4 |
| widowed | 2.5 | 10 |
| divorced/separated | 10.1 | 40.4 |
- The data fits the distribution.
- The data does not fit the distribution.
- 3
- chi-square distribution with df = 3
- 19.27
- 0.0002
- Check student’s solution.
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- Alpha = 0.05
- Decision: Reject null
- Reason for decision: p-value < alpha
- Conclusion: Data does not fit the distribution.
- H0: The local results follow the distribution of the percentage of students who use mass transit to get to school
- Ha: The local results do not follow the distribution of the percentage of students who use mass transit to get to school
- df = 5
- chi-square distribution with df = 5
- chi-square test statistic = 13.4
- p-value = 0.0199
- Answers may vary.
- Alpha = 0.05
- Decision: Reject null when a = 0.05
- Reason for Decision: p-value < alpha
- Conclusion: Local data do not fit the mass transit Distribution.
- Decision: Do not reject null when a = 0.01
- Conclusion: There is insufficient evidence to conclude that local data do not follow the distribution of the of students who use mass transit.
- H0: The actual college majors of graduating women fit the distribution of their expected majors
- Ha: The actual college majors of graduating women do not fit the distribution of their expected majors
- df = 10
- chi-square distribution with df = 10
- test statistic = 11.48
- p-value = 0.3211
- Answers may vary.
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- Alpha = 0.05
- Decision: Do not reject null when a = 0.05 and a = 0.01
- Reason for decision: p-value > alpha
- Conclusion: There is insufficient evidence to conclude that the distribution of actual college majors of graduating women do not fit the distribution of their expected majors.
The hypotheses for the goodness-of-fit test are:
- H0: Surveyed obese fit the distribution of expected obese
- Ha: Surveyed obese do not fit the distribution of expected obese
Use a chi-square distribution with df = 4 to evaluate the data.
The test statistic is X2 = 9.85
The P-value = 0.0431
At 5% significance level, α = 0.05. For this data, P < α. Reject the null hypothesis.
At the 5% level of significance, from the data, there is sufficient evidence to conclude that the surveyed obese do not fit the distribution of expected obese.
- H0: Car size is independent of family size.
- Ha: Car size is dependent on family size.
- df = 9
- chi-square distribution with df = 9
- test statistic = 15.8284
- p-value = 0.0706
- Answers may vary.
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- Alpha: 0.05
- Decision: Do not reject the null hypothesis.
- Reason for decision: p-value > alpha
- Conclusion: At the 5% significance level, there is insufficient evidence to conclude that car size and family size are dependent.
- H0: Honeymoon locations are independent of bride’s age.
- Ha: Honeymoon locations are dependent on bride’s age.
- df = 9
- chi-square distribution with df = 9
- test statistic = 15.7027
- p-value = 0.0734
- Answers may vary.
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- Alpha: 0.05
- Decision: Do not reject the null hypothesis.
- Reason for decision: p-value > alpha
- Conclusion: At the 5% significance level, there is insufficient evidence to conclude that honeymoon location and bride age are dependent.
- H0: The types of fries sold are independent of the location.
- Ha: The types of fries sold are dependent on the location.
- df = 6
- chi-square distribution with df = 6
- test statistic =18.8369
- p-value = 0.0044
- Answers may vary.
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- Alpha: 0.05
- Decision: Reject the null hypothesis.
- Reason for decision: p-value < alpha
- Conclusion: At the 5% significance level, There is sufficient evidence that types of fries and location are dependent.
- H0: Salary is independent of level of education.
- Ha: Salary is dependent on level of education.
- df = 12
- chi-square distribution with df = 12
- test statistic = 255.7704
- p-value = 0
- Answers may vary.
- Alpha: 0.05
Decision: Reject the null hypothesis.
Reason for decision: p-value < alpha
Conclusion: At the 5% significance level, there is sufficient evidence to conclude that salary and level of education are dependent.
- H0: Age is independent of the youngest online entrepreneurs’ net worth.
- Ha: Age is dependent on the net worth of the youngest online entrepreneurs.
- df = 2
- chi-square distribution with df = 2
- test statistic = 1.76
- p-value 0.4144
- Answers may vary.
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- Alpha: 0.05
- Decision: Do not reject the null hypothesis.
- Reason for decision: p-value > alpha
- Conclusion: At the 5% significance level, there is insufficient evidence to conclude that age and net worth for the youngest online entrepreneurs are dependent.
- H0: The distribution for personality types is the same for both majors
- Ha: The distribution for personality types is not the same for both majors
- df = 4
- chi-square with df = 4
- test statistic = 3.01
- p-value = 0.5568
- Answers may vary.
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- Alpha: 0.05
- Decision: Do not reject the null hypothesis.
- Reason for decision: p-value > alpha
- Conclusion: There is insufficient evidence to conclude that the distribution of personality types is different for business and social science majors.
- H0: The distribution for fish caught is the same in Green Valley Lake and in Echo Lake.
- Ha: The distribution for fish caught is not the same in Green Valley Lake and in Echo Lake.
- 3
- chi-square with df = 3
- 11.75
- p-value = 0.0083
- Answers may vary.
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- Alpha: 0.05
- Decision: Reject the null hypothesis.
- Reason for decision: p-value < alpha
- Conclusion: There is evidence to conclude that the distribution of fish caught is different in Green Valley Lake and in Echo Lake
- H0: The distribution of average energy use in the USA is the same as in Europe between Year 1 and Year 6.
- Ha: The distribution of average energy use in the USA is not the same as in Europe between Year 1 and Year 6.
- df = 4
- chi-square with df = 4
- test statistic = 2.7434
- p-value = 0.7395
- Answers may vary.
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- Alpha: 0.05
- Decision: Do not reject the null hypothesis.
- Reason for decision: p-value > alpha
- Conclusion: At the 5% significance level, there is insufficient evidence to conclude that the average energy use values in the US and EU are not derived from different distributions for the period from Year 1 to Year 6.
- H0: The distribution for technology use is the same for community college students and university students.
- Ha: The distribution for technology use is not the same for community college students and university students.
- 2
- chi-square with df = 2
- 7.05
- p-value = 0.0294
- Answers may vary.
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- Alpha: 0.05
- Decision: Reject the null hypothesis.
- Reason for decision: p-value < alpha
- Conclusion: There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the distribution of technology use for statistics homework is not the same for statistics students at community colleges and at universities.
- H0: σ = 15
- Ha: σ > 15
- df = 42
- chi-square with df = 42
- test statistic = 26.88
- p-value = 0.9663
- Answers may vary.
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- Alpha = 0.05
- Decision: Do not reject null hypothesis.
- Reason for decision: p-value > alpha
- Conclusion: There is insufficient evidence to conclude that the standard deviation is greater than 15.
- H0: σ ≤ 3
- Ha: σ > 3
- df = 17
- chi-square distribution with df = 17
- test statistic = 28.73
- p-value = 0.0371
- Answers may vary.
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- Alpha: 0.05
- Decision: Reject the null hypothesis.
- Reason for decision: p-value < alpha
- Conclusion: There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the standard deviation is greater than three.
- H0: σ = 2
- Ha: σ ≠ 2
- df = 14
- chi-square distiribution with df = 14
- chi-square test statistic = 5.2094
- p-value = 0.0346
- Answers may vary.
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- Alpha = 0.05
- Decision: Reject the null hypothesis
- Reason for decision: p-value < alpha
- Conclusion: There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the standard deviation is different than 2.
The sample standard deviation is $34.29.
H0 : σ2 = 252
Ha : σ2 > 252
df = n – 1 = 7.
test statistic: x2= x72= (n–1)s2252= (8–1)(34.29)2252=13.169x2= x72= (n–1)s2252= (8–1)(34.29)2252=13.169" role="presentation" style="position: relative;">
p-value: P(x72>13.169)=1–P(x72 ≤13.169)=0.0681P(x72>13.169)=1–P(x72 ≤13.169)=0.0681" role="presentation" style="position: relative;">
Alpha: 0.05
Decision: Do not reject the null hypothesis.
Reason for decision: p-value > alpha
Conclusion: At the 5% level, there is insufficient evidence to conclude that the variance is more than 625.
- The test statistic is always positive and if the expected and observed values are not close together, the test statistic is large and the null hypothesis will be rejected.
- Testing to see if the data fits the distribution “too well” or is too perfect.

