Appendix D Self-Test Solutions and Answers to Even-Numbered Exercises 653
14. a. .3844; do not reject H
0
b. .0074; reject H
0
c. .0836; do not reject H
0
15. a. H
0
: μ 1056
H
a
: μ 1056
b.
p-value .0336
c. p-value .05, reject H
0
; the mean refund of
“last-minute” filers is less than $1056
d. Reject H
0
if z 1.645
1.83 1.645; reject H
0
16. a. H
0
: μ 3173
H
a
: μ 3173
b. .0207
c. Reject H
0
, conclude mean credit card balance for
undergraduate student has increased
18. a. H
0
: μ 4.1
H
a
: μ 4.1
b. 2.21, .0272
c. Reject H
0
; return for Mid-Cap Growth Funds differs
from that for U.S. Diversified Funds
20. a. H
0
: μ 32.79
H
a
: μ 32.79
b. 2.73
c. .0032
d. Reject H
0
; conclude the mean monthly Internet bill is
less in the southern state
22. a. H
0
: μ 8
H
a
: μ 8
b. .1706
c. Do not reject H
0
; we cannot conclude the mean waiting
time differs from 8 minutes
d. 7.83 to 8.97; yes
24. a.
b. Degrees of freedom n 1 47
Area in lower tail is between .05 and .10
p-value (two-tail) is between .10 and .20
Exact p-value .1303
c. p-value .05; do not reject H
0
d. With df 47, t
.025
2.012
Reject H
0
if t 2.012 or t 2.012
t 1.54; do not reject H
0
26. a. Between .02 and .05; exact p-value .0397; reject H
0
b. Between .01 and .02; exact p-value .0125; reject H
0
c. Between .10 and .20; exact p-value .1285; do not
reject H
0
27. a. H
0
: μ 238
H
a
: μ 238
b.
Degrees of freedom n 1 99
p-value is between .10 and .20
Exact p-value .1905
t
x¯ μ
0
s兾
兹
n
231 238
80兾
兹
100
.88
t
x¯ μ
0
s兾
兹
n
17 18
4.5兾
兹
48
1.54
z
x¯ μ
0
σ兾
兹
n
910 1056
1600兾
兹
400
1.83
c. p-value .05; do not reject H
0
Cannot conclude mean weekly benefit in Virginia is less
than the national mean
d. df 99, t
.05
1.66
Reject H
0
if t 1.66
.88 1.66; do not reject H
0
28. a. H
0
: μ 9
H
a
: μ 9
b. Between .005 and .01
Exact p-value .0072
c. Reject H
0
; mean tenure of a CEO is less than 9 years
30. a. H
0
: μ 600
H
a
: μ 600
b. Between .20 and .40
Exact p-value .2491
c. Do not reject H
0
; cannot conclude there has been a
change in mean CNN viewing audience
d. A larger sample size
32. a. H
0
: μ 10,192
H
a
: μ 10,192
b. Between .02 and .05
Exact p-value .0304
c. Reject H
0
; mean price at dealership differs from
national mean price
34. a. H
0
: μ 2
H
a
: μ 2
b. 2.2
c. .52
d. Between .20 and .40
Exact p-value .2535
e. Do not reject H
0
; no reason to change from 2 hours for
cost estimating
36. a.
p-value .0026
p-value .05; reject H
0
b.
p-value .1151
p-value .05; do not reject H
0
c.
p-value .0228
p-value .05; reject H
0
d.
p-value .7881
p-value .05; do not reject H
0
z
.77 .75
冑
.75(1 .75)
300
.80
z
.70 .75
冑
.75(1 .75)
300
2.00
z
.72 .75
冑
.75(1 .75)
300
1.20
z
p¯ p
0
冑
p
0
(1 p
0
)
n
.68 .75
冑
.75(1 .75)
300
2.80
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