Chapter 13

13.5a Equal-variances estimator = 55 73.87 b Equal-variances estimator = 55 146.33 c The interval widens. d Equal-variances estimator = 55 36.26 e The interval narrows. H 0 : (1 2 ) = 0 H 1 : (1 2 )

13.6

a Equal-variances test statistic There is not enough evidence to infer that the population means differ. b Equal-variances test statistic There is not enough evidence to infer that the population means differ. c The value of the test statistic decreases and the p-value increases. d Equal-variances test statistic There is not enough evidence to infer that the population means differ. e The value of the test statistic increases and the p-value decreases. f There is not enough evidence to infer that the population means differ. g The value of the test statistic increases and the p-value decreases. 13.7 a Unequal-variances estimator = 3 4.59 b Unequal-variances estimator = 3 10.38 c The interval widens. d Unequal-variances estimator =3 3.22 e The interval narrows.

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H 0 : (1 2 ) = 0 H 1 : (1 2 )

>0

a Unequal-variances test statistic There is not enough evidence to infer that 1 is greater than 2 . b Unequal-variances test statistic There is enough evidence to infer that 1 is greater than 2 . c The value of the test statistic increases and the p-value decreases. d Unequal-variances test statistic There is not enough evidence to infer that 1 is greater than 2 . e The value of the test statistic decreases and the p-value increases. f Unequal-variances test statistic There is not enough evidence to infer that 1 is greater than 2 . g The value of the test statistic decreases and the p-value increases. 13.9 a Equal-variances t-test degrees of freedom = 28, Unequal-variances t-test degrees of freedom =26.4 b Equal-variances t-test degrees of freedom = 24, Unequal-variances t-test degrees of freedom = 10.7 c Equal-variances t-test degrees of freedom = 98 , Unequal-variances t-test degrees of freedom = 91.2 d Equal-variances t-test degrees of freedom = 103, Unequal-variances t-test degrees of freedom = 78.5 13.10 a In all cases the equal-variances t-test degrees of freedom is greater than the unequalvariances t-test degrees of freedom. H 0 : (1 2 ) = 0 H 1 : (1 2 ) < 0 Two-tail F test: F = 1.02, p-value = .9856; use equal-variances test statistic The manager should choose to use cameras. H 0 : (1 2 ) = 0 H 1 : (1 2 ) < 0 Two-tail F test: F = 1.02, p-value = .9823; use equal-variances test statistic There is enough evidence to infer that there are fewer errors when the yellow ball is used.

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H 0 : (1 2 ) = 0 H 1 : (1 2 ) < 0

Two-tail F test: F = 1.13, p-value = .8431; use equal-variances test statistic There is enough evidence to infer that the users of the device leave higher tip percentages than users who do not use the device. H 0 : (1 2 ) = 0 H 1 : (1 2 )

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Two-tail F test: F = 1.04, p-value = .9873; use equal-variances test statistic There is not enough evidence to infer a difference between the two types of vacation expenses. H 0 : (1 2 ) = 0 H 1 : (1 2 ) < 0 There is not enough evidence to infer that games take longer to complete this year than 5 years ago. H 0 : (1 2 ) = 0 H 1 : (1 2 )

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13.16

Two-tail F test: F = 1.67, p-value = .4060; use equal-variances test statistic There is not enough evidence to infer that the speeds differ.

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H0 :D = 0 H1 : D < 0

Rejection region: t < t , = t .05,7 = 1.895 There is enough evidence to infer that the Brand A is better than Brand B. H0 :D = 0 H1 : D < 0 Rejection region: t < t , = t .05,7 = 1.895 There is enough evidence to infer that ABS is better. H0 :D = 0

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H1 : D > 0 Rejection region: t > t , = t .05,6 = 1.943 There is enough evidence to infer that the camera reduces the number of red-light runners. H0 :D = 0 H1 : D < 0 Rejection region: t < t , = t .05,11 = 1.796 There is not enough evidence to infer that the new fertilizer is better. b LCL = 2.92, UCL = .92 c The differences are required to be normally distributed d No, the histogram is bimodal. e The data are experimental. f The experimental design should be independent samples. 13.56 a H 0 : D = 0 H1 : D > 0 There is enough evidence to infer that companies with exercise programs have lower medical expenses. b LCL = .66, UCL = 6.82 c Yes because medical expenses will vary by the month of the year.

13.55a

2 13.76 a H 0 : 1 / 2 = 1 2 2 H 1 : 1 / 2 1 2

Rejection region: F > F / 2,1 , 2 = F.05, 29, 29 1.88 or There is enough evidence to conclude that the population variances differ. b Rejection region: F > F / 2,1 , 2 = F.025,14,14 = 2.98 or here is not enough evidence to conclude that the population variances differ. c The value of the test statistic is unchanged and in this exercise the conclusion changed as well..
2 s1 13.77 a LCL = 2 s2 2 s1 b LCL = 2 s 2

1 28 1 F / 2, , = 19 4.03 = .366, UCL = 1 2

2 s1 s2 2

2 s1 s2 2

F / 2, , = 28 4.03 = 5.939 2 1 19

1 28 1 F / 2, , = 19 2.27 = .649, UCL = 1 2 60

F / 2, , = 28 2.27 = 3.345 2 1 19

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2 H 0 : 1 / 2 = 1 2 2 H 1 : 1 / 2 1 2

13.78

There is not enough evidence to conclude that the two machines differ in their consistency of fills.
2 H 0 : 1 / 2 = 1 2 2 H 1 : 1 / 2 < 1 2

13.79

There is not enough evidence to infer that the second method is more consistent than the first method.
2 H 0 : 1 / 2 = 1 2 2 H 1 : 1 / 2 1 2

13.80

There is not enough evidence to infer that the variances of the marks differ between the two sections.

13.90

H 0 : ( p1 p 2 ) = 0 H 1 : (p1 p 2 ) > 0

There is enough evidence to conclude that those who paid the regular price are more likely to buy an extended warranty. H 0 : (p1 p 2 ) = 0 H 1 : (p1 p 2 ) 0 There is not enough evidence to conclude that new and old accounts are different with respect to overdue accounts. H 0 : ( p1 p 2 ) = 0 H 1 : (p1 p 2 ) > 0 There is enough evidence to conclude that those who score under 600 are more likely to default than those who score 60 or more. H 0 : ( p1 p 2 ) = 0 H 1 : ( p1 p 2 ) > 0 61

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13.92

13.93a

There is enough evidence to infer that the leaders popularity has decreased. b H 0 : (p1 p 2 ) = .05 H 1 : (p1 p 2 ) > .05 There is enough evidence to infer that the leaders popularity has decreased by more than 5%. c = .10 .045 13.94 H 0 : (p1 p 2 ) = .08 H 1 : (p1 p 2 ) < .08 There is enough evidence to conclude that management should adopt process 1.

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