Chapter 9: Q. 38 (page 538)
What should you do when -value?
We reject the entire hypothesis for
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Toastmasters International cites a report by Gallop Poll that of Americans fear public speaking. A student believes that less than of students at her school fear public speaking. She randomly surveys schoolmates and finds that report they fear public speaking. Conduct a hypothesis test to determine if the percent at her school is less than
The mean throwing distance of a football for Marco, a high school freshman quarterback, is yards, with a standard deviation of two yards. The team coach tells Marco to adjust his grip to get more distance. The coach records the distances for throws. For the throws, Marco’s mean distance was yards. The coach thought the different grip helped Marco throw farther than yards. Conduct a hypothesis test using a preset . Assume the throw distances for footballs are normal.
First, determine what type of test this is, set up the hypothesis test, find the-value, sketch the graph, and state your conclusion.
According to an article in Bloomberg Businessweek, New York City's most recent adult smoking rate is Suppose that a survey is conducted to determine this year’s rate. Nine out of randomly chosen N.Y. City residents reply that they smoke. Conduct a hypothesis test to determine if the rate is still or if it has decreased.
"Japanese Girls’ Names"
by Kumi Furuichi
It used to be very typical for Japanese girls’ names to end with “ko.” (The trend might have started around my
grandmothers’ generation and its peak might have been around my mother’s generation.) “Ko” means “child” in Chinese characters. Parents would name their daughters with “ko” attaching to other Chinese characters which have meanings that they want their daughters to become, such as Sachiko—happy child, Yoshiko—a good child, Yasuko—a healthy child, and so on.
However, I noticed recently that only two out of nine of my Japanese girlfriends at this school have names which end with “ko.” More and more, parents seem to have become creative, modernized, and, sometimes, westernized in naming their children.
I have a feeling that, while 70 percent or more of my mother’s generation would have names with “ko” at the end,
the proportion has dropped among my peers. I wrote down all my Japanese friends’, ex-classmates’, co-workers, and
acquaintances’ names that I could remember. Following are the names. (Some are repeats.) Test to see if the proportion has
dropped for this generation.
Ai, Akemi, Akiko, Ayumi, Chiaki, Chie, Eiko, Eri, Eriko, Fumiko, Harumi, Hitomi, Hiroko, Hiroko, Hidemi, Hisako,
Hinako, Izumi, Izumi, Junko, Junko, Kana, Kanako, Kanayo, Kayo, Kayoko, Kazumi, Keiko, Keiko, Kei, Kumi, Kumiko,
Kyoko, Kyoko, Madoka, Maho, Mai, Maiko, Maki, Miki, Miki, Mikiko, Mina, Minako, Miyako, Momoko, Nana, Naoko,
Naoko, Naoko, Noriko, Rieko, Rika, Rika, Rumiko, Rei, Reiko, Reiko, Sachiko, Sachiko, Sachiyo, Saki, Sayaka, Sayoko,
Sayuri, Seiko, Shiho, Shizuka, Sumiko, Takako, Takako, Tomoe, Tomoe, Tomoko, Touko, Yasuko, Yasuko, Yasuyo, Yoko, Yoko, Yoko, Yoshiko, Yoshiko, Yoshiko, Yuka, Yuki, Yuki, Yukiko, Yuko, Yuko.
The cost of a daily newspaper varies from city to city. However, the variation among prices remains steady with a
standard deviation of 20¢. A study was done to test the claim that the mean cost of a daily newspaper is $1.00. Twelve costs
yield a mean cost of 95¢ with a standard deviation of 18¢. Do the data support the claim at the 1% level?
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