Hypothesis Testing — Unit test Answers

A local weather enthusiast wants to see if the last five summers have been warmer than normal for Eloy, Arizona. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), he knows the 30-year average for July was 90° with a standard deviation of 2.1°. The last five summers recorded have an average of 93.5°. If he uses a = 5%, which of the following would be valid based on the data he has gathered?

The mean test scores with standard deviations of four English classes are given below.ClassMeanStandard DeviationMrs. Jones891.9Mrs. Rijo821.4Mr. Phan733.4Mrs. Scott906.1Which statement is most likely to be true?

Emi computes the mean and variance for the population data set 87, 46, 90, 78, and 89. She finds the mean is 78. Her steps for finding the variance are shown below.What is the first error she made in computing the variance?

The table below shows the ages of houses to the nearest year in a neighborhood. Using the age of the houses as the random variable, X, which graph shows the probability distribution, PX(x), of a randomly chosen house?Age of HouseNumber of Houses115220325430

A simple random sample of size n is drawn from a normally distributed population, and the mean of the sample is , while the standard deviation is s. What is the 99% confidence interval for the population mean? Use the table below to help you answer the question.Confidence Level90%95%99%z*-score1.6451.962.58