Hypothesis Testing Answers

David wants to complete a hypothesis test with the least amount of probability for error. If he sets the significance level to 1%, assuming his sample is truly random, what else could he adjust in the test in order to reduce error?

Zachary completes a hypothesis test and finds that he rejects the null hypothesis. Which statement gives a reason for rejecting the null hypothesis?

The College Board states that the average math SAT score is 514 with a standard deviation of 117. Colleen gathered data from 50 students in her graduating class and found the average score to be 523. She thinks that her class’s math SAT score is different from the average. Which of the following are the correct null hypothesis and alternate hypothesis?

A consumer protection group randomly checks the volume of different beverages to ensure that companies are packaging the stated amount. Each individual volume is not exact, but a volume of iced tea beverages is supposed to average to 300 mL with a standard deviation of 3 mL. The consumer protection group sampled 20 beverages and found the average to be 298.4 mL. Using the given table, which of the following is the most restrictive level of significance on a hypothesis test that would indicate the company is packaging less than the required average 300 mL?Upper-Tail Valuesa5%2.5%1%Critical z-values1.651.962.58

A study investigated the job satisfaction of teachers allowed to choose supplementary curriculum for their classes versus teachers who were assigned all curricular resources for use in their classes. The authors of the study wanted to know if the two groups of teachers had different levels of job satisfaction. They will use a significance level of 5% for their test. Upper-Tail Valuesa5%2.5%1%Critical z-values1.651.962.58What is (are) the critical value(s) for z in this study?

A recent survey of 8,000 high school students found that the mean price of a prom dress was $195.00 with a standard deviation of $12.00. Alyssa thinks that her school is more fashion conscious and spent more than $195.00. She collected data from 20 people in her high school and found that the average price spent on a prom dress was $208.00. Which of the following is the correct z-statistic for this situation?

A popular video game claims that the average time needed to reach level 10 Paladin is 3 hours with a standard deviation of 0.4 hours. James thinks that he and his four friends are more skilled than the average gamer because it took them an average of only 2.5 hours. Which of the following is the most restrictive level that would validate his claim?Upper-Tail Valuesa5%2.5%1%Critical z-values1.651.962.58

Dion is performing a hypothesis test in which the population mean is 92 and the standard deviation is 2. His sample size is 7 with a mean of 93.5. Which of the following correctly depicts the z-statistic for this data?