Module 5
Module 5
Module 5
Mr. Bryan Jake Gad, LPT, MA Ed- EAS Statistics and Probability – Module 5
MANAGERIAL STATISTICS
Hypothesis Testing
1. Two auditing firms made note of the time required to audit 25 account balances as indicated in the
frequency distribution below. Is there a significant difference in their findings with respect to time
duration? Use 5% significance level.
Nearest minutes
Firm A f Firm B f
10-18 3 12-20 4
19-27 5 21-29 8
28-36 7 30-38 2
37-45 4 39-47 5
46-54 6 48-56 6
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Step 1: Formulate the null and alternative hypothesis.
H o : Firm A and B are significantly not different ( µ1=µ2)
H 1: Firm A and B are significantly different ( µ1 ≠ µ2) ( µ1> µ 2) ( µ1< µ 2)
Step 3: Computations.
Mean: Z-Test
∑ fx x 1−x 2
x= z=
√
n 2 2
s1 s2
+
n1 n2
√
s=
n 2
2
(n¿¿ 2−1)s 2
(n¿¿ 1−1)s 1 + ¿¿¿¿
1 1
(n ¿ ¿ 1+n2−2)( + ¿ )
n1 n 2
Step 4: Decision.
Step 5: Conclusion.