TEST OF HYPOTHESES PERFORMANCE TASK

GRASPS:

Goal: You will apply suitable hypothesis test to solve real-life problems in different disciplines through: integrating the
concepts of hypothesis testing of population mean with known population variance, population mean with unknown
variance and population proportion; and formulating conclusions based on the result of the test that were used.

Role: Statistics Student

Audience: Statistics Instructors and students taking Practical Research 2

Situation: You are a Statistics Student, you are tasked by the Statistics Instructor to help her in proving the
problems, following the steps on hypotheses testing. This will be presented to the students for further study on their
Practical Research 2.

Product/ Performance/ Purpose: You will create a presentation of the proofs of the given problems by using
hypotheses testing of population mean with known population variance, population mean with unknown variance and
population proportion.

Standards: Content and completeness (70%), following the format (10%), on-time submission (10%) and
cleanliness (10%).
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 1

1. A market research company informs a prospective 24 hours convenience store that the
average income per family in the region is ₱650,000 per annual. The family income is
assumed to be normally distributed with standard deviation of ₱95,000, based on an early
study. For a random sample of 125 family, the mean income of family is found to be
₱620,000. Test the null hypothesis that the population mean income of family is ₱650,000
at 5% significance level.
2. The supervisor of a certain company claims that the mean workday of his workers is 8.5
hours per day. A sample mean of 40 workers was taken and it was found out that the mean
workday is 8.3 hours with a standard deviation of 1 hour. At the 0.01 significance level, is
the mean workday less than 8.5 hours?
3. According to TPNHS Power and Associates, the mean purchase price of a cellphone device
in 2008 was ₱9580. In 2023, a random sample of 25 business managers who owned a cell
phone device showed a mean purchase price of 10,500 with a sample standard deviation of
1350. At 0.05, has the mean purchase price increased?
4. It is claimed that the average number of motorcycles using the FPL’s parking lot each day is
103 vehicles. A student taking up Statistics recorded the number of vehicles using the
parking lot over a four-week period. A table of the number of vehicles are shown below.

100 95 105 98 95 91 110 95 105 91 111 96 96 108

110 88 100 91 98 95 105 88 100 95 85 120 105 111

Do the collected data present sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number of
vehicles using FPL’s parking lot is different from 115 vehicles? Use 0.10 level of
significance and assume that the population is normal.

5. An electric utility survey indicates that 18% of all families in a community own laptop. A
separate study of 80 families with school-age children in this community finds that 22 of them
owns laptop. Test whether the proportion of families with school-age children owning laptops is
higher than that of general population in the area. Use 0.01 level of significance.
6. An auditor claims that 68% of a company’s invoices are incorrect. To test this claim, a
random sample of 58 out of 90 invoices is checked and found to be incorrect. Test at the 0.05
significance level if the auditor’s claim is supported by the sample evidence.

Prepared by:

FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 2

1. The supervisor of a certain company claims that the mean workday of his workers is 8.5
hours per day. A sample mean of 40 workers was taken and it was found out that the mean
workday is 8.7 hours with a standard deviation of 2 hour. At the 0.01 significance level, is
the mean workday less than 8.5 hours?

2. A market research company informs a prospective 24 hours convenience store that the
average income per family in the region is ₱650,000 per annual. The family income is
assumed to be normally distributed with standard deviation of ₱85,000, based on an early
study. For a random sample of 80 family, the mean income of family is found to be
₱660,000. Test the null hypothesis that the population mean income of family is greater
than ₱650,000 at 5% significance level.

3. According to TPNHS Power and Associates, the mean purchase price of a cellphone device
in 2008 was ₱9580. In 2023, a random sample of 25 business managers who owned a cell
phone device showed a mean purchase price of 9,520 with a sample standard deviation of
1320. At 0.05, has the mean purchase price decreased?

4. It is claimed that the average number of vehicles using the FP’s parking lot each day is 100
vehicles. A student taking up Statistics recorded the number of vehicles using the parking
lot over a three-week period. A table of the number of vehicles are shown below.

100 95 105 98 95 91 110 95 105 91 111

110 88 100 91 98 95 105 88 100 95

Do the collected data present sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number of
vehicles using GB’s parking lot is less than 100 vehicles? Use 0.10 level of significance
and assume that the population is normal.

5. An electric utility survey indicates that 52% of all families in a community own laptop. A
separate study of 100 families with school-age children in this community finds that 45 of
them owns laptop. Test whether the proportion of families with school-age children owning
laptops is lower than that of general population in the area. Use 0.01 level of significance.

6. An auditor claims that 55% of a company’s invoices are incorrect. To test this claim, a
random sample of 54 out of 85 invoices is checked and found to be incorrect. Test at the
0.05 significance level if the auditor’s claim is supported by the sample evidence.

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 3

1. A manufacturer claims that the average content of one bottle of cooking oil is 237ml. Retail
stores claim otherwise. To determine whose claim is true, a sample of 45 bottles of cooking was
tested and revealed a sample mean of 235ml with a standard deviation of 10.5ml. Is there a
difference between the sample mean and the population mean? Use 0.05 significance level.

2. The cashier of a fast-food restaurant claims that the average amount spent by customers for
dinner is ₱230. A sample of 70 customers over a month period was randomly selected and it was
found out that the average amount spent for dinner was ₱250.50. Using a 0.01 level of
significance, can it be concluded that the average amount spent by customers is more than ₱230?
Assume that the population standard deviation is ₱135.

3. It is assumed that the mean systolic blood pressure is 120 mm Hg. In a certain hospital, a
sample of 20 people had an average systolic blood pressure of 125 mm Hg with a standard
deviation of 10 mm Hg. Using a 0.05 level of significance, can it be concluded that the average
systolic blood pressure has increased?

4. It is claimed that the average number of absences during Monday is 4 students. The class
adviser recorded the number of absences over a five –weeks period. A table of the number of
absences are shown below.
2 4 3 4 4 3 2 4 5 7 2 1
1 3 3 5 4 4 2 1 6 3 3 2
2 5 4 2 5 6 1 7 3 2 3
Is there a sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number of absences during Monday has
increased? Use 0.10 level of significance.

5. An investigator claims that the percentage crime in Barangay Dimakita is 62%. To test the
investigator’s claim, an intern conducts a study, out of 300 citizen’s opinion on increasing crime,
182 of them agree on strict implementation of local ordinance. At 0.01 level of significance, is there
sufficient evidence that the percentage crime is different from 62%?

6. The Time Keeper claims that the percentage of students who find the new computerized
automatic attendance system useful is 70%. The principal of the school wants to verify the Time
Keeper’s claim and took a sample of 180 students and found that 117 of them found the new
system useful. Does this mean that the percentage students who find the new computerized
automatic attendance system decreased? Use 0.10 level of significance.

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 4

1. The cashier of a fast-food restaurant claims that the average amount spent by customers for
dinner is ₱275. A sample of 85 customers over a month period was randomly selected and it was
found out that the average amount spent for dinner was ₱260. Using a 0.01 level of significance,
can it be concluded that the average amount spent by customers is less than ₱275? Assume that
the population standard deviation is ₱150.

2. A manufacturer claims that the average content of one bottle of cooking oil is 245ml. Retail
stores claim otherwise. To determine whose claim is true, a sample of 65 bottles of cooking was
tested and revealed a sample mean of 230ml with a standard deviation of 113.5ml. Is there a
difference between the sample mean and the population mean? Use 0.05 significance level.

3. Researchers studying the effects of diet on growth would like to know if a keto diet affects the
height of a child. The researchers randomly selected 20 children that are 15 years old. The
average height of the children is 52.2 inches with a standard deviation of 6.2 inches. The average
height for all fifteen-year-old children is 55 inches. Conduct a hypothesis test to determine whether
there is overwhelming evidence at α=0.01 that fifteen -year-old children are less the height as
other fifteen -year-old children. Assume that the heights of fifteen -year-old children on keto diet
are approximately normally distributed.
4. It is claimed that the average number of absences during Monday is 6 students. The class
adviser recorded the number of absences over a 4 –weeks period. A table of the number of
absences are shown below.
2 4 3 4 4 3 2 4 8 7 3 8 9 8
1 3 3 5 4 4 2 1 5 6 5 7 11 5
Is there a sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number of absences during Monday has
decreased? Use 0.10 level of significance.
5. An employee from survey company claims that among the three network, FP Network has 82%
good reviews from the viewers. An agent wants to investigate the claim of the employee, a sample
of 1,320 families is taken and 1120 of them have a good review on the network. Can it be
concluded that an employee from survey company is different from 82%? Use 0.05 level of
significance.
6. It is claimed that last year, 54% of the people believed that there was an improvement in the
country’s economy. Suppose this year, only 475 out of the 850 people randomly selected believed
that there is an improvement in the country’s economy. Does this indicate that there is a increase
in the number of people who believe that there is an improvement in the country’s economy? Use
0.05 significance level.

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 5

1. A food manufacturer claims that the average mass of flour in each packet is 250 grams.
One customer believes that the mass of flour in each packet is lesser, and randomly
selected 50 packets of flour and found out that the mean is 245 grams and obtained a
standard deviation of 15 grams. At 0.10 level of significance, is there a reason to agree to
the customer believes.

2. A salesman of cellphone X claims that the average life-span of the battery is more than 12
hours. A sample of 35 cellphone was randomly selected and found out that the average life
- span of the battery is 12.5 hours and a standard deviation of 3.5 hours. Test the
salesman’s claim at 0.01 significant level.

3. Last year, a real estate agent earned an average of ₱52,500 a month. Suppose you
recently selected a random sample of 20 real estate agents. You determined how much
each of them earns each month. Your computations of their earnings resulted to an average
of ₱51,400 with a standard deviation of ₱1,810. Using a 0.01 level of significance, can it be
concluded that the average monthly earnings of real estate agents has decreased? Assume
normality in the population.

4. It is claimed that the average number of absences during Monday is 3 students. The class
adviser recorded the number of absences over a six –weeks period. A table of the number
of absences are shown below.
1 2 4 3 4 4 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 5
3 5 3 2 4 5 7 2 1 4 4 3 4 4
4 1 3 3 5 4 4 2 1 2 5 5 2 3
Is there a sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number of absences during
Monday is different from 3? Use 0.10 level of significance.

5. An employee from survey company claims that among the three network, FP Network has
62% good reviews from the viewers. An agent wants to investigate the claim of the
employee, a sample of 1,500 families is taken and 965 of them have a good review on the
network. Can it be concluded that an employee from survey company is greater than 62%?
Use 0.05 level of significance.

6. It is claimed that last year, 59% of the people believed that there was an improvement in the
country’s economy. Suppose this year, only 520 out of the 850 people randomly selected
believed that there is an improvement in the country’s economy. Does this indicate that
there is an increase in the number of people who believe that there is an improvement in
the country’s economy? Use 0.05 significance level.

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
 Subject Teacher
PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 6

1. A salesman of cellphone X claims that the average life-span of the battery is more than 24
hours. A sample of 56 cellphone was randomly selected and found out that the average life
- span of the battery is 21 hours and a standard deviation of 8.5 hours. Test the salesman’s
claim at 0.01 significant level.

2. A food manufacturer claims that the average mass of flour in each packet is 500 grams.
One customer believes that the mass of flour in each packet is greater, and randomly
selected 67 packets of flour and found out that the mean is 505 grams and obtained a
standard deviation of 35 grams. At 0.05 level of significance, is there a reason to agree to
the customer believes.
3. In the past, the average age of the employees of a certain company was 36 years. Recently
the company has been hiring younger individuals. Some of them are even fresh graduates
from the different universities in the country. In order to determine whether there has been a
decrease in the average age of all the employees, a random sample of 25 employees was
selected. The average age of the sample was 35 years with a standard deviation of 12
years. Using 0.05 level of significance, determine whether the age average of all the
employees has increased. Assume normality in the population.

4. The owner of a mobile phone store at FP’s Shopping Center was not happy when he
learned that the average number of mobile phones sold daily was only 3 mobile phones. He
hired a new seller and told him to tally the daily sales for 26 days. The following are the
number of mobile phones sold for the past 22 days.
5 4 3 8 9 9 5 4 1 5 4 4 3
1 5 3 5 7 4 2 5 1 6 9 5 6
Is there a sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number of mobile phones sold
daily has increased? Use 0.10 level of significance.

5. A basketball fan believes the chance of the team Lakas winning the “kadang-kadang” is
greater than 65%. It was recorded that out of 110 “kadang– kadang” the Lakas won 70
times. Is there enough evidence to suggest the Lakas are cheaters? Use 0.01 level of
significance.

6. A random sample of 600 coconut trees were tested for traces of the cocokulisap infestation.
It was found out that 389 of the trees showed such traces. Test the hypothesis that less
than 70% of the coconut trees have been infested. Use 0.10 level of significance.

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 7

1. The manufacturer of an airport baggage scanning machine claims that their machine can
handle an average of 1000 bags per hour. At ∝ = 0.10 in a left tailed test, would a sample of 45
randomly chosen hours with a mean of 1050 and a standard deviation of 180 indicate that the
manufacturer’s claim is greater than 1000 bags per hour.

2. When 210 randomly selected boys and girls from grade 7 are given portion of the National
Achievement Test, their mean score is 59.50 and the standard deviation is 18.05. At the 0.05 level
of significance, test the claim that this sample is from a population with a mean less than 60.25

3. It is claimed that the average age of working students in a FB university is 20 years. A

4.The owner of a mobile phone store at FP’s Shopping Center was not happy when he learned
that the average number of mobile phones sold daily was only 4 mobile phones. He hired a new
seller and told him to tally the daily sales for 22 days. The following are the number of mobile
phones sold for the past 22 days.
2 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 1 3 4
1 3 3 5 3 4 2 5 1 6 2
Is there a sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number of mobile phones sold daily has
decreased? Use 0.01 level of significance.

5. A concerned citizen group claims that 54% of the people in city A support making beers illegal.
You decide to test this claim and ask a random sample of 120 people in the concerned city.
Whether or not they support making beers illegal. Of the 120 people, 63% support this bill. Is there
enough evidence at 0.05 level of significance, that the claim is different from 54%?

6. A research students claims that the percentage of Senior High School graduating who will
continue their current strand to higher education is 78%. To verify the claim, Kurdapya conducted
a survey, 415 of them answered yes out of 500. At 0.10 significance level, Is there enough
evidence that the percentage is not 78%?

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 8

1. The manufacturer of an airport baggage scanning machine claims that their machine can
handle an average of 950 bags per hour. At ∝ = 0.01 in a left tailed test, would a sample of 58
randomly chosen hours with a mean of 920 and a standard deviation of 150 indicate that the
manufacturer’s claim is less than 950 bags per hour.

2. When 170 randomly selected boys and girls from grade 7 are given portion of the National
Achievement Test, their mean score is 70 and the standard deviation is 25. At the 0.05 level of
significance, test the claim that this sample is from a population with a mean different from 65.50.
3. Scientist claim that micrometeors average 1.70 mm in diameter. To validate this claim, a
random sample of 20 micrometeors is taken from samples of moon soil and their diameters (in
mm) is measured with the following results:
0.91 1.72 1.66 1.61 2.02 1.52 1.30 1.82 1.69 1.75
1.32 1.43 1.95 2.07 1.65 1.21 1.59 2.02 2.33 1.46
Assuming that micrometeor diameters are approximately normally distributed, do the above
sample data support the scientists’ claim? Perform an appropriate test at ∝ = 0.05.
4. An English teacher wants to test whether the mean reading speed of students is 550 words per
minute. A sample of 12 students revealed a sample mean of 540 words per minute with a standard
deviation of 5 words per minute. At the 0.05 significance level, is the reading speed different from
550 words per minute?
5. A researcher claims that the United Nationals Alliance (UNA) will win the election with an
average of 68%. A total of 2,130 voters were polled and 1,510 said they would vote for UNA. At
0.01 level of significance, is there sufficient evidence that the claim of UNA is different from 68%?
6. Before the Mayweather vs Pacquio’s Fight of the Century, 76% of the people in Benguet said
that they preferred boxing over basketball. After the fight, out of the 510 randomly chosen people
in Benguet,375 said they preferred boxing over basketball. Does this indicate that people in
Benguet are losing interest in boxing? Use 0.05 level of significance.

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 9

1. The personnel office note that the average number of sick days that full-time staff employees
per year is 5 days. A pilot study found that the sample mean is 6 days standard deviation 5 days
from 65 selected employees. Is there a reason to believe that the average number of sick days
that full-time staff employees is not 5 days at 0.01 level of significance?
2. A study showed that an average of 45 nurses suffered from COVID disease. A research
institute conducted a survey from randomly selected 80 nurses and found out that an average of
38 nurses suffered from COVID disease and a standard deviation of 25 nurses. Using a 0.05 level
of significance, can it be concluded that the average nurse who suffered from COVID disease is
less than 45?
3. Scientist claim that micrometeors average 1.75 mm in diameter is more than. To validate this
claim, a random sample of 24 micrometeors is taken from samples of moon soil and their
diameters (in mm) is measured with the following results:
0.91 1.72 1.66 1.61 2.02 1.52 1.30 1.82 1.69 1.75 1.72 1.55
1.32 1.43 1.95 2.07 1.65 1.21 1.59 2.02 2.33 1.46 1.70 2.25
Assuming that micrometeor diameters are approximately normally distributed, do the above
sample data support the scientists’ claim? Perform an appropriate test at ∝ = 0.10.
4.An English teacher wants to test whether the mean reading speed of students is 510 words per
minute. A sample of 20 students revealed a sample mean of 500 words per minute with a standard
deviation of 20 words per minute. At the 0.05 significance level, is the reading speed less than 510
words per minute?
5. Last year the percentage self-supporting student is 35%. A student organization wants to verify
the percentage and conducted a survey, out of 380 students, 120 of them are self-supporting
students. At 0.01 level of significance, does this indicate that the self-supporting students has
decreased?
6. The Department of Health claims that the percentage of positive case of COVID is 23%. A
research institute conduct a survey and revealed that out of 220 patients 55 of them are positive.
Is there enough evidence at 0.05 level of significance to support that the claim increased?

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 10

1.A computer claims its laptop batteries average more than 3.5 hours of use per charge. A sample
of 45 batteries last an average of 3.72 hours. Assume the population standard deviation is 0.7
hours. Test the company’s claim at 0.10 significant level.
2. A local mini markets sells one-kilogram packs of sugar. There are complaints that the weight of
the sugar sold is less than a kilogram. A consumer association selects a sample of 50 packs. The
sample shows that the average weight is 0.990 kg. The consumer association assumes the
population standard deviation to be 0.05kg. Using a 0.05 level of significance, test whether the
sugar packs sold are underweight.
3.A magazine reports the typical shopper spends eight minutes in line waiting to check out. A
sample of 24 shoppers at the TPNHS Supermarket showed a mean of 7.5 minutes with a standard
deviation of 3.2 minutes. Is the waiting time at the TPNHS Supermarket less than that reported in
the magazine? Use the 0.05 significance level.
4. The following data show the current ages of ten randomly selected bus passenger (in years).
Assume that the population is normally distributed. Using a 0.10 level of significance, test whether
the population mean is greater than 10 passengers.
7.0 3.5 8.6 15.8 14.7 7.8 1.0 4.2 1.7 1.9

5. In a certain Health Magazine, it was reported that 61% of kids said they had breakfast before
going to school. A random sample of 95 kids was selected and 70 said that they had breakfast
before going to school. At 0.01 level of significance, can it be concluded that the percentage of
kids having breakfast before going to school is different from 61%?

6. A political party claims that 51% of the voters in an election district prefer its candidate. A
sample of 200 voters include 80 who prefer this candidate. Test if the claim is valid at the 5%
significance level.

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 11

1. It is claimed that the average monthly income of chemical engineers last year was ₱27,900.
A random sample of 45 engineer’s average monthly salary is ₱28,000. Using a 0.05 level of
significance, can it be concluded that there is an increase in the average monthly income of
chemical engineers? Assume that the population standard deviation is ₱250.50.

2. In a study of distances traveled by buses before the first major engine failure, a sample of
200 buses results a mean of 160,000 km and a standard deviation of 56,000 km. at the
0.05 level of significance, test the claim that the mean distance traveled before a major
engine failure is not equal to 150,000 km. Use 0.10 level of significance.

3. The owner of Ibaloi Supermarket claims that the average sales per month last year is
₱1,200,000. The Finance Department listed the monthly sales starting January - December
on the following year to test the claim of the owner, she found out that the mean of
₱1,250,000 and a standard deviation of ₱60,000. Using a 0.01 level of significance, can it
be concluded that the average sales per month of FP Supermarket has increased? Assume
normality over the population.

4. It is claimed that the average number of lemons harvested by Wat-wat each day is 1500
kilos. A student from Tabaan Sur taking up Statistics recorded the number of lemons
harvested over 14 days. A table of the kilograms of lemons are shown below.

580 560 780 1800 3010 780 890

1050 980 990 1500 2500 1900 905

Do the collected data present sufficient evidence to indicate that the average kilograms of
lemons harvested is decreased into 1500 kilos? Use 0.01 level of significance and assume
that the population is normal.
5. It is claimed that the percentage of viewers tuned to Channel 7’s new sitcom is 30%. Out of
the 250 viewers randomly selected, only 29% are tuned to Channel 7’s new sitcom. Can it
be concluded that the percentage of viewers tuned to Channel 7’s new sitcom is less than
30%?
6. A research conducted on a certain company last year showed that 25% of the employees
would rather drink coffee than soft drinks during break time. The company has recently
decided to give free coffee during break time. In the new research conducted this year, out
of the 125 randomly sampled employees 28% said that they would rather drink coffee than
soft drinks. At 0.05 level of significance, is there sufficient evidence to suggest that the
coffee drinkers have increased since the company has decided to give free coffee during
break time?

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 12

1. It is claimed that the average monthly income of chemical engineers last year was ₱35,900.
A random sample of 53 engineer’s average monthly salary is ₱34,800. Using a 0.01 level of
significance, can it be concluded that there is a decrease in the average monthly income of
chemical engineers? Assume that the population standard deviation is ₱3510.

2. In a study of distances traveled by buses before the first major engine failure, a sample of
180 buses results a mean of 215,000 km and a standard deviation of 106,000 km. at the
0.05 level of significance, test the claim that the mean distance traveled before a major
engine failure is more than to 210,000 km. Use 0.10 level of significance.

3. The owner of Ibaloi Supermarket claims that the average sales per month last year is
₱5,850,500. The Finance Department listed the monthly sales starting January 2024 –
December 2025 on the following year to test the claim of the owner, she found out that the
mean of ₱5,570,090 and a standard deviation of ₱585,800. Using a 0.01 level of
significance, can it be concluded that the average sales per month of FP Supermarket has
increased? Assume normality over the population.

4. It is claimed that the average number of lemons harvested by Wat-wat each day is 2170
kilos. A student from Tabaan Sur taking up Statistics recorded the number of lemons
harvested over 12 days. A table of the kilograms of lemons are shown below.

2790 560 1790 1800 3010 4021

2570 3051 1990 1500 2500 1900

Do the collected data present sufficient evidence to indicate that the average kilograms of
lemons harvested is increased into 2670 kilos? Use 0.01 level of significance and assume
that the population is normal.

5. It is claimed that the percentage of viewers tuned to Channel 7’s new sitcom is 44%. Out of
the 375 viewers randomly selected, only 47% are tuned to Channel 7’s new sitcom. Can it
be concluded that the percentage of viewers tuned to Channel 7’s new sitcom is greater
than 30%?
6. A research conducted on a certain company last year showed that 38% of the employees
would rather drink coffee than soft drinks during break time. The company has recently
decided to give free coffee during break time. In the new research conducted this year, out
of the 165 randomly sampled employees 42% said that they would rather drink coffee than
soft drinks. At 0.05 level of significance, is there sufficient evidence to suggest that the
coffee drinkers have increased since the company has decided to give free coffee during
break time?
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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 13

1. A salesman of cellphone X claims that the average life-span of the battery is different from
36 hours. A sample of 80 cellphone was randomly selected and found out that the average
life - span of the battery is 32 hours and a standard deviation of 12 hours. Test the
salesman’s claim at 0.05 significant level.
2. A food manufacturer claims that the average mass of sugar in each packet is 1000 grams.
One customer believes that the mass of flour in each packet is lesser, and randomly
selected 75 packets of sugar and found out that the mean is 998 grams and obtained a
standard deviation of 15 grams. At 0.10 level of significance, is there a reason to agree to
the customer believes.
3. In the past, the average number of services of the employees in a certain company was 25
years. Recently the company has been hiring younger individuals. Some of them are even
fresh graduates from the different universities in the country. In order to determine whether
there has been an increase in the average number of services of all the employees, a
random sample of 20 employees was selected. The average number of services of the
sample was 30 years with a standard deviation of 20 years. Using 0.01 level of significance,
determine whether the age average of all the employees has increased. Assume normality
in the population.
4. The owner of a mobile phone store at FPL’s Shopping Center was happy when he learned
that the average number of mobile phones sold daily was only 16 mobile phones. He hired a
new seller and told him to tally the daily sales for 14 days. The following are the number of
mobile phones sold for the past 14 days.
15 14 13 18 19 19 15
11 15 13 15 17 14 12
Is there a sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number of mobile phones sold
daily has decreased? Use 0.05 level of significance.

5. It is claimed that 15% of the adult Filipinos are in favor of death penalty. Of the 1,000 adult
Filipinos asked, only 14% are in favor of death penalty. Does this mean that the percentage
of adult Filipinos who are in favor of death penalty is less than 15%? Use 0.10 significance
level.

6. It is claimed that last year, 75% of the people believed that there was an improvement in
the country’s economy. Suppose this year, only 350 out of the 450 people randomly
selected believed that there is an improvement in the country’s economy. Does this indicate
that there is an increased in the number of people who believe that there is an improvement
in the country’s economy? Use 0.05 significance level.

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 14

1. The manufacturer of an airport baggage scanning machine claims that their machine can
handle an average of 2500 bags per hour. At ∝ = 0.05 in a right tailed test, would a sample of 105
randomly chosen hours with a mean of 2650 and a standard deviation of 550 indicate that the
manufacturer’s claim is greater than 2500 bags per hour.
2. When 578 randomly selected boys and girls from grade 11 are given portion of the National
Achievement Test, their mean score is 75.80 and the standard deviation is 30. At the 0.01 level of
significance, test the claim that this sample is from a population with a mean different from 78.50
3. It is claimed that the average age of graduating students in a TPNHS university is 25 years. A
researcher selected a random sample of 28 working students. The computation of their ages
resulted to an average of 23 years with a standard deviation of 13 years. Does this mean that the
average age of the working students is less than 25 years? Use 0.10 level of significance and
assume normality in the population.
4.The owner of a mobile phone store at FPL’s Shopping Center was not satisfied when he learned
that the average number of mobile phones sold daily was only 2 mobile phones. He hired a new
seller and told him to tally the daily sales for 30 days. The following are the number of mobile
phones sold for the past 30 days.
2 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 1 3 4 1 4 8 1
1 3 3 5 3 4 2 5 1 6 2 0 7 10 2
Is there a sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number of mobile phones sold daily has
increased? Use 0.01 level of significance.
5. It is claimed that 40% of the adult Filipinos are in favor of death penalty. Of the 1,850 adult
Filipinos asked, only 43% are in favor of death penalty. Does this mean that the percentage of
adult Filipinos who are in favor of death penalty is greater than 40%? Use 0.05 significance
level.

6. It is claimed that last year, 76% of the people believed that there was an improvement in the
country’s economy. Suppose this year, only 1850 out of the 2500 people randomly selected
believed that there is an improvement in the country’s economy. Does this indicate that there is
an increased in the number of people who believe that there is no improvement in the country’s
economy? Use 0.05 significance level.

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 15

1. The manufacturer of a voting ballot scanning machine claims that their machine can handle
an average of 195 votes per hour. At ∝ = 0.05 in a right tailed test, would a sample of 1500
randomly chosen with a mean of 200 and a standard deviation of 150 indicate that the
manufacturer’s claim is greater than 195 votes per hour.

2. When 250 randomly selected boys and girls from grade 12 are given portion of the National
Achievement Test, their mean score is 81 and the standard deviation is 45. At the 0.01 level of
significance, test the claim that this sample is from a population with a mean greater than 80.

3. Scientist claim that micrometeors average is less than 85 mm in diameter. To validate this
claim, a random sample of 16 micrometeors is taken from samples of moon soil and their
diameters (in mm) is measured with the following results:
0.91 1.72 1.66 1.61 2.02 1.52 1.30 1.82
1.32 1.43 1.95 2.07 1.65 1.21 1.59 2.02
Assuming that micrometeor diameters are approximately normally distributed, do the above
sample data support the scientists’ claim? Perform an appropriate test at ∝ = 0.05.

4. A Filipino teacher wants to test whether the mean reading speed of students is 480 words per
minute. A sample of 20 students revealed a sample mean of 500 words per minute with a
standard deviation of 8 words per minute. At the 0.10 significance level, is the reading speed
different from 480 words per minute?

5. A researcher claims that 75% of college students would rather spend their extra money for
mobile phone loads than cigarettes. Another researcher would like to verify this claim. She
randomly selected 400 college students. Two hundred ninety-six of these 400 student said that
they would rather spend their extra money on mobile phone loads than cigarettes. At 0.01 level
of significance, is there enough evidence to conclude that the percentage of students who
would rather spend their extra money for mobile phone loads than cigarettes is different from
75%?

6. The Department of Health claims that the percentage of positive case of COVID is 23%. A
research institute conduct a survey and revealed that out of 220 patients 55 of them are
positive. Is there enough evidence at 0.05 level of significance to support that the claim
increased?

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 16

1. The personnel office notes that the average number of sick days that full-time staff employees
per year is 7 days. A pilot study found that the sample mean is 10 days standard deviation 8
days from 75 selected employees. Is there a reason to believe that the average number of sick
days that full-time staff employees is greater than 7 days at 0.05 level of significance?

2. A study showed that an average of 83 nurses suffered from COVID disease. A research
institute conducted a survey from randomly selected 150 nurses and found out that an average
of 80 nurses suffered from COVID disease and a standard deviation of 35 nurses. Using a 0.01
level of significance, can it be concluded that the average nurse who suffered from COVID
disease is less than 83?

3. Scientist claim that micrometeors average greater than 1.82 mm in diameter. To validate this
claim, a random sample of 18 micrometeors is taken from samples of moon soil and their
diameters (in mm) is measured with the following results:
1.66 1.61 2.02 1.30 1.82 1.69 1.75 1.72 1.55
1.95 2.07 1.65 1.59 2.02 2.33 1.46 1.70 2.25
Assuming that micrometeor diameters are approximately normally distributed, do the above
sample data support the scientists’ claim? Perform an appropriate test at ∝ = 0.05.

4. An English teacher wants to test whether the mean reading speed of students is 335 words
per minute. A sample of 15 students revealed a sample mean of 343 words per minute with
a standard deviation of 25 words per minute. At the 0.10 significance level, is the reading
speed less than 335 words per minute?

5. A researcher claims that 87% of college students would rather spend their extra money for
mobile phone loads than cigarettes. Another researcher would like to verify this claim. She
randomly selected 1050 college students. Six-hundred eighty eight of these 810 student
said that they would rather spend their extra money on mobile phone loads than cigarettes.
At 0.05 level of significance, is there enough evidence to conclude that the percentage of
students who would rather spend their extra money for mobile phone loads than cigarettes
is less than 87%?

6. The Department of Health claims that the percentage of positive case of COVID is 55%. A
research institute conduct a survey and revealed that out of 580 patients 305 of them are
positive. Is there enough evidence at 0.01 level of significance to support that the claim
deccreased?

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 17

1.A computer claims its cellphone batteries average more than 12 hours of use per charge. A
sample of 40 batteries last an average of 11 hours. Assume the population standard deviation is
5.25 hours. Test the company’s claim at 0.05 significant level.

2. A local mini market sells ½ - kilogram packs of salt. There are complaints that the weight of the
sugar sold is less than a kilogram. A consumer association selects a sample of 250 packs. The
sample shows that the average weight is 0.455 kg. The consumer association assumes the
population standard deviation to be .48 kg. Using a 0.10 level of significance, test whether the
sugar packs sold are underweight.

3.A magazine reports the typical shopper spends eleven minutes in line waiting to check out. A
sample of 17 shoppers at the TPNHS Supermarket showed a mean of 10.5 minutes with a
standard deviation of 4.5 minutes. Is the waiting time at the TPNHS Supermarket different from
that reported in the magazine? Use the 0.01 significance level.

4. The following data show the current ages of twenty randomly selected bus passenger (in years).
Assume that the population is normally distributed. Using a 0.05 level of significance, test whether
the population mean is less than 10 passengers.
7.0 3.5 8.6 15.8 14.7 7.8 1.0 4.2 1.7 1.9
8.5 7.5 9.0 11.6 12.6 13.6 18.5 6.9 13.5 2.55

5. It is claimed that last year, 65% of the people believed that there was an improvement in the
country’s economy. Suppose this year, only 270 out of the 450 people randomly selected
believed that there is an improvement in the country’s economy. Does this indicate that there is
a decrease in the number of people who believe that there is an improvement in the country’s
economy? Use 0.01 significance level.

6. A researcher claims that the United Nationals Alliance (UNA) will win the election with an
average of 68%. A total of 2,130 voters were polled and 1,510 said they would vote for UNA. At
0.01 level of significance, is there sufficient evidence that the claim of UNA is different from
68%?

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 18

1. It is claimed that the mean daily allowance of a Grade 11 student is ₱ 330. The average
allowance of a random sample of 250 grade 11 student was determined. It was found out
that the average allowance was ₱350 and a standard deviation of ₱105. Using a 0.05 level
of significance, can it be concluded that the average allowance of grade 11 students is less
than ₱330?

2. The head of the Math Department announced that the mean score of Grade 11 students in
the 1st periodic examination in Statistics was 82. One student’s who believed that the mean
score was different from this, randomly selected 155 students and computed their mean
score. She obtained a mean score of 80 and the standard deviation is 11. At 0.10 level of
significance, test the student’s belief.

3. According to Occupational Safety and Health the average noise level of a refrigerator is 73
decibels. A technician randomly selected twenty-nine new refrigerators and tested for their
noise level. If the sample mean and sample standard deviation are 76 decibels and 15
decibels, respectively. Does this mean that the average noise level of a refrigerator is more
than 73 decibels? Use 0.01 level of significance.

4. It is claimed that the average number of mangos harvested in the TPL farm is 3350
kilograms per month. The owner recorded the number of mangoes over a 16 –months
period. A table of the number of kilograms of mangoes per month are shown below.
2500 1500 2550 4790 2865 3580 2500 1950
3300 2890 4890 2050 2585 3780 1800 2850
Is there sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number of mangoes harvested per
month has decreased? Use 0.01 level of significance.

5. Last year the percentage working student is 43%. A student organization wants to verify the
percentage and conducted a survey, out of 1200 students, 550 of them are self-supporting
students. At 0.10 level of significance, does this indicate that the self-supporting students is
different from 43%?

6. In a certain Health Magazine, it was reported that 70% of kids said they had breakfast
before going to school. A random sample of 2550 kids were selected and 1910 said that
they had breakfast before going to school. At 0.05 level of significance, can it be concluded
that the percentage of kids having breakfast before going to school is less than 70%?

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 19

1. It is claimed that the mean daily allowance of a Grade 11 student is ₱ 200. The average
allowance of a random sample of 110 grade 11 student was determined. It was found out
that the average allowance was ₱180 and a standard deviation of ₱80. Using a 0.01 level
of significance, can it be concluded that the average allowance of grade 11 students is less
than ₱200?

2. The head of the Math Department announced that the mean score of Grade 11 students in
the 1st periodic examination in Statistics was 85. One student’s who believed that the mean
score was less than this, randomly selected 55 students and computed their mean score.
She obtained a mean score of 83 and the standard deviation is 15. At 0.05 level of
significance, test the student’s belief.

3. According to Occupational Safety and Health the average noise level of a refrigerator is 65
decibels. A technician randomly selected twenty-two new refrigerators and tested for their
noise level. If the sample mean and sample standard deviation are 68 decibels and 11
decibels, respectively. Does this mean that the average noise level of a refrigerator is
different from 65 decibels? Use 0.01 level of significance.

4. It is claimed that the average number of mangos harvested in the TPL farm is 3000
kilograms per month. The owner recorded the number of mangoes over a 12 –months
period. A table of the number of kilograms of mangoes per month are shown below.
2500 1500 5550 4790 2865 4980
3300 2890 4890 6050 2585 3780
Is there sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number of mangoes harvested per
month has increased? Use 0.05 level of significance.

5. Last year the percentage self-supporting student is 46%. A student organization wants to
verify the percentage and conducted a survey, out of 450 students, 200 of them are self-
supporting students. At 0.05 level of significance, does this indicate that the self-supporting
students has decreased?

6. In a certain Health Magazine, it was reported that 85% of kids said they had breakfast
before going to school. A random sample of 1010 kids were selected and 899 said that they
had breakfast before going to school. At 0.01 level of significance, can it be concluded that
the percentage of kids having breakfast before going to school is more than 85%?

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 20

1. The personnel office notes that the average number of sick days that full-time staff
employees per year is 12 days. A pilot study found that the sample mean is 10 days
standard deviation 8 days from 78 selected employees. Is there a reason to believe that the
average number of sick days that full-time staff employees is less than 12 days at 0.10 level
of significance?

2. A market research company informs a prospective 24 hours convenience store that the
average income per family in the region is ₱480,000 per annual. The family income is
assumed to be normally distributed with standard deviation of ₱105,000, based on an early
study. For a random sample of 215 family, the mean income of family is found to be
₱500,000. Test the null hypothesis that the population mean income of family is ₱more than
480,000 at 1% significance level.

3. It is claimed that the average number of lemons harvested by Apo Anno each day is 2520
kilos. A student from Tabaan Sur taking up Statistics recorded the number of lemons
harvested over 12 days. A table of the kilograms of lemons are shown below.

2580 1780 1800 3010 5780 4890

1750 1990 1500 2500 1900 3905

Do the collected data present sufficient evidence to indicate that the average kilograms of
lemons harvested is increased into 2520 kilos? Use 0.01 level of significance and assume
that the population is normal.

4. A magazine reports the typical shopper spends fifteen minutes in line waiting to check out.
A sample of 26 shoppers at the TPNHS Supermarket showed a mean of 13 minutes with a
standard deviation of 6 minutes. Is the waiting time at the TPNHS Supermarket different
from that reported in the magazine? Use the 0.05 significance level.

5. 5. An electric utility survey indicates that 65% of all families in a community own laptop. A
separate study of 95 families with school-age children in this community finds that 58 of
them owns laptop. Test whether the proportion of families with school-age children owning
laptops is lower than that of general population in the area. Use 0.05 level of significance.

6. A random sample of 5570 coconut trees were tested for traces of the cocokulisap
infestation. It was found out that 4890 of the trees showed such traces. Test the hypothesis
that higher than 87% of the coconut trees have been infested. Use 0.10 level of
significance.

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FERDILYNE P. LARUAN
Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 21

1. The personnel office notes that the average number of sick days that full-time staff
employees per year is 15 days. A pilot study found that the sample mean is 16 days
standard deviation 10 days from 205 selected employees. Is there a reason to believe that
the average number of sick days that full-time staff employees is more than 16 days at 0.05
level of significance?

2. A market research company informs a prospective 24 hours convenience store that the
average income per family in the region is ₱555,840 per annual. The family income is
assumed to be normally distributed with standard deviation of ₱215,800, based on an early
study. For a random sample of 385 family, the mean income of family is found to be
₱550,870. Test the null hypothesis that the population mean income of family is lesser than
₱555,840 at 5% significance level.

3. It is claimed that the average number of lemons harvested by Apo Anno each day is 2750
kilos. A student from Tabaan Sur taking up Statistics recorded the number of lemons
harvested over 16 days. A table of the kilograms of lemons are shown below.

2580 1780 1840 3010 5780 4890 1895 2598

1750 1990 1580 2500 1900 3905 2387 2756

Do the collected data present sufficient evidence to indicate that the average kilograms of
lemons harvested is decreased into 2750 kilos? Use 0.05 level of significance and assume
that the population is normal.

4. A magazine reports the typical shopper spends twenty minutes in line waiting to check out.
A sample of 18 shoppers at the TPNHS Supermarket showed a mean of 18 minutes with a
standard deviation of 11 minutes. Is the waiting time at the TPNHS Supermarket different
from that reported in the magazine? Use the 0.10 significance level.

5. An electric utility survey indicates that 37% of all families in a community own laptop. A
separate study of 210 families with school-age children in this community finds that 95 of
them owns laptop. Test whether the proportion of families with school-age children owning
laptops is more than that of general population in the area. Use 0.01 level of significance.

6. A random sample of 11850 coconut trees were tested for traces of the cocokulisap
infestation. It was found out that 10970 of the trees showed such traces. Test the
hypothesis that lesser than 92% of the coconut trees have been infested. Use 0.05 level of
significance.

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Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 22
1. It is claimed that the average weight of babies at birth is 3.2 kg. The average weight of a
random sample of 80 newly born babies was determined. It was found out that the average
weight was 3.5 kg. Is there a reason to believe that the average weight of babies at birth is
not 3.2 kg? Assume that the population standard deviation is 0.88 kg. Use 0.05 level of
significance.

2. The researchers indicate that the time required for a senior high school student to complete
a 50-item Mathematics test is 90 minutes. If a random sample of 105 senior high schools
took an average of 95 minutes to finish the test and a standard deviation of 45 minutes.
Does this show that the mean time for a senior high school student to complete a 50-item
Mathematics test is greater than 90 minutes? Test the hypothesis, at 0.01 level of
significance.
3. Researchers studying the effects of diet on growth would like to know if a keto diet affects
the height of a child. The researchers randomly selected 12 children that are 10 years old.
The average height of the children is 40.8 inches with a standard deviation of 4.5 inches.
The average height for all ten-year-old children is 42.50 inches. Conduct a hypothesis test
to determine whether there is overwhelming evidence at α=0.01 that ten-year-old children
are less the height as other ten-year-old children. Assume that the heights of ten-year-old
children on keto diet are approximately normally distributed.
4. It is claimed that the average number of vehicles using the FP’s parking lot each day is
1000 vehicles. A student taking up Statistics recorded the number of vehicles using the
parking lot over a 4-week period. A table of the number of vehicles are shown below.

900 954 1050 986 958 913 1107 955 1045 911 1111 1280 1792 962

1110 886 1007 981 989 950 1055 889 1086 995 1078 2010 840 598

Do the collected data present sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number of
vehicles using GB’s parking lot is greater than 1000 vehicles? Use 0.05 level of significance
and assume that the population is normal.
5. Before the Mayweather vs Pacquiao’s Fight of the Century, 76% of the people in Benguet
said that they preferred boxing over basketball. After the fight, out of the 950 randomly
chosen people in Benguet,682 said they preferred boxing over basketball. Does this
indicate that people in Benguet are losing interest in boxing? Use 0.05 level of significance.
6. A concerned citizen group claims that 54% of the people in city A support making beers
illegal. You decide to test this claim and ask a random sample of 120 people in the
concerned city. Whether or not they support making beers illegal. Of the 120 people, 63%
support this bill. Is there enough evidence at 0.05 level of significance, that the claim is
different from 54%?

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Subject Teacher
 PERFORMANCE TASK IN STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
PROBLEM SET 23

1. A research student claims that the percentage of Senior High School graduating who will
continue their current strand to higher education is 78%. To verify the claim, Kurdapya
conducted a survey, 415 of them answered yes out of 500. At 0.10 significance level, is
there enough evidence that the percentage is not 78%?
2. An investigator claims that the percentage crime in Barangay Dimakita is 62%. To test the
investigator’s claim, an intern conducts a study, out of 300 citizen’s opinion on increasing
crime, 182 of them agree on strict implementation of local ordinance. At 0.01 level of
significance, is there sufficient evidence that the percentage crime is different from 62%?
3. It is claimed that the average weight of babies at birth is 2.8 kg. The average weight of a
random sample of 70 newly born babies was determined. It was found out that the average
weight was 2.5 kg. Is there a reason to believe that the average weight of babies at birth is
less than 2.8 kg? Assume that the population standard deviation is 0.90 kg. Use 0.01 level
of significance.
4. The researchers indicate that the time required for a senior high school student to complete
a 60-item Mathematics test is 110 minutes. If a random sample of 75 senior high schools
took an average of 105 minutes to finish the test and a standard deviation of 55 minutes.
Does this show that the mean time for a senior high school student to complete a 60-item
Mathematics test is less than 110 minutes? Test the hypothesis, at 0.01 level of
significance.
5. Researchers studying the effects of diet on growth would like to know if a keto diet affects
the height of a child. The researchers randomly selected 20 children that are 10 years old.
The average height of the children is 97 centimeters with a standard deviation of 15
centimeters. The average height for all ten-year-old children is 95 centimeters. Conduct a
hypothesis test to determine whether there is overwhelming evidence at α=0.05 that ten-
year-old children are less the height as other ten-year-old children. Assume that the heights
of ten-year-old children on keto diet are approximately normally distributed.
6. It is claimed that the average number of Apo Wang-od inks a person each day is 8 persons.
A student from Mathenech School taking up Statistics recorded the number of Apo Wang-
od’s inks a person over 14 days. A table are shown below.
7 9 10 11 9 8 12
9 10 5 9 12 5 13
Do the collected data present sufficient evidence to indicate that the average number of
Apo Wang-od inks a person each day is 8 persons? Use 0.05 level of significance and
assume that the population is normal.

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Subject Teacher