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Deck 14: Comparing Two Groups
1
Apply the pooled t-test.
Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16
Women and 20 men employed by a medium-sized company. The women took an average
Of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84 hours. The men
Took an average of 20.5 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.75
Hours. If we use the pooled t-test to see if there is a difference between the two groups, the
Degrees of freedom for the appropriate t-statistic is
A) 36
B) 34
C) 20
D) 16
E) None of the above.
Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16
Women and 20 men employed by a medium-sized company. The women took an average
Of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84 hours. The men
Took an average of 20.5 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.75
Hours. If we use the pooled t-test to see if there is a difference between the two groups, the
Degrees of freedom for the appropriate t-statistic is
A) 36
B) 34
C) 20
D) 16
E) None of the above.
B
2
Write hypotheses for the paired t-test.
An army depot that overhauls ground mobile radar systems is interested in improving its
Processes. One problem involves troubleshooting a particular component that has a high
Failure rate after it has been repaired and reinstalled in the system. The shop floor
Supervisor believes that having standard work procedures in place will reduce the time
Required for troubleshooting this component. Time (in minutes) required troubleshooting
This component without and with the standard work procedure is recorded for a sample of 19 employees. Assuming that we define our differences as Time without standard work
Procedure - Time with standard work procedure, the correct alternative hypothesis is
An army depot that overhauls ground mobile radar systems is interested in improving its
Processes. One problem involves troubleshooting a particular component that has a high
Failure rate after it has been repaired and reinstalled in the system. The shop floor
Supervisor believes that having standard work procedures in place will reduce the time
Required for troubleshooting this component. Time (in minutes) required troubleshooting
This component without and with the standard work procedure is recorded for a sample of 19 employees. Assuming that we define our differences as Time without standard work
Procedure - Time with standard work procedure, the correct alternative hypothesis is

C
3
Create a confidence interval for the mean difference.
-A mid-sized company has decided to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP)
System, and management suspects that many of its employees are concerned about the
Planned implementation. Managers are considering holding informational workshops to
Help decrease anxiety levels among employees. They randomly select 16 employees to
Participate in a pilot workshop. These employees were given a questionnaire to measure
Anxiety levels about ERP before and after participating in the workshop. At the 90%
Confidence level, what is the margin of error for the mean difference in anxiety levels pre-
And post-workshop?
A) 1.753
B) 1.147
C) 0.287
D) 0.503
E) 2.010
-A mid-sized company has decided to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP)
System, and management suspects that many of its employees are concerned about the
Planned implementation. Managers are considering holding informational workshops to
Help decrease anxiety levels among employees. They randomly select 16 employees to
Participate in a pilot workshop. These employees were given a questionnaire to measure
Anxiety levels about ERP before and after participating in the workshop. At the 90%
Confidence level, what is the margin of error for the mean difference in anxiety levels pre-
And post-workshop?
A) 1.753
B) 1.147
C) 0.287
D) 0.503
E) 2.010
0.503
4
Apply the paired t-test.
An army depot that overhauls ground mobile radar systems is interested in improving its
Processes. One problem involves troubleshooting a particular component that has a high
Failure rate after it has been repaired and reinstalled in the system. The shop floor
Supervisor believes that having standard work procedures in place will reduce the time
Required for troubleshooting this component. Time (in minutes) required troubleshooting
This component without and with the standard work procedure is recorded for a sample of
19 employees. In order to determine if having a standard work procedure in place reduces
Troubleshooting time, they should use
A) a one-tailed paired t-test.
B) a two-tailed test of two independent means.
C) a one-tailed test of two independent means.
D) a two-tailed paired t-test.
E) a test of two proportions.
An army depot that overhauls ground mobile radar systems is interested in improving its
Processes. One problem involves troubleshooting a particular component that has a high
Failure rate after it has been repaired and reinstalled in the system. The shop floor
Supervisor believes that having standard work procedures in place will reduce the time
Required for troubleshooting this component. Time (in minutes) required troubleshooting
This component without and with the standard work procedure is recorded for a sample of
19 employees. In order to determine if having a standard work procedure in place reduces
Troubleshooting time, they should use
A) a one-tailed paired t-test.
B) a two-tailed test of two independent means.
C) a one-tailed test of two independent means.
D) a two-tailed paired t-test.
E) a test of two proportions.
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5
Check assumptions / conditions for two-sample t-test.
Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16
Women and 7 men employed by a medium sized company. The women took an average of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84 hours. The men
Took an average of 21.89 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 3.29
Hours. The Human Resources Department believes that women tend to take more personal
Time than men because they tend to be the primary child care givers in the family. The t-
Test for two means is appropriate in this situation because
A) women and men are dependent samples.
B) women and men are independent samples.
C) women and men are matched samples.
D) the observations are paired.
E) None of the above.
Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16
Women and 7 men employed by a medium sized company. The women took an average of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84 hours. The men
Took an average of 21.89 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 3.29
Hours. The Human Resources Department believes that women tend to take more personal
Time than men because they tend to be the primary child care givers in the family. The t-
Test for two means is appropriate in this situation because
A) women and men are dependent samples.
B) women and men are independent samples.
C) women and men are matched samples.
D) the observations are paired.
E) None of the above.
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6
Analyze a conclusion using standardized residuals.
Are the assumptions and conditions for carrying out the paired t-test satisfied?
Explain.
Are the assumptions and conditions for carrying out the paired t-test satisfied?
Explain.
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7
Analyze a conclusion using standardized residuals.
Are the assumptions and conditions for carrying out the t-test for two means satisfied?
Explain.
Are the assumptions and conditions for carrying out the t-test for two means satisfied?
Explain.
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8
Check assumptions / conditions for the paired t-test.
Which of the following is not an assumption and / or condition for the paired t-test?
A) Nearly Normal Condition
B) Independent Groups Assumption
C) Paired Data Assumption
D) Randomization Condition
E) All of the above
Which of the following is not an assumption and / or condition for the paired t-test?
A) Nearly Normal Condition
B) Independent Groups Assumption
C) Paired Data Assumption
D) Randomization Condition
E) All of the above
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9
Create a confidence interval for the difference between two means.
Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16
Women and 7 men employed by a medium sized company. The women took an average of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84 hours. The men
Took an average of 21.89 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 3.29
Hours. The correct 90% confidence interval for the difference between women and men in
The average number of hours of personal time taken per year is
A) 0.30 to 5.48 hours.
B) -0.50 to 3.21 hours.
C) -4.67 to -0.62 hours.
D) 1.27 to 6.89 hours.
E) None of the above.
Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16
Women and 7 men employed by a medium sized company. The women took an average of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84 hours. The men
Took an average of 21.89 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 3.29
Hours. The correct 90% confidence interval for the difference between women and men in
The average number of hours of personal time taken per year is
A) 0.30 to 5.48 hours.
B) -0.50 to 3.21 hours.
C) -4.67 to -0.62 hours.
D) 1.27 to 6.89 hours.
E) None of the above.
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10
Analyze a conclusion using standardized residuals.
Create and interpret a 90% confidence interval.
Create and interpret a 90% confidence interval.
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11
Write hypotheses for the two-sample t-test.
A consumer group was interested in comparing the operating time of cordless
Toothbrushes manufactured by two different companies. Group members took a random
Sample of 18 toothbrushes from Company A and 15 from Company B. Each was charged
Overnight and the number of hours of use before needing to be recharged was recorded.
Company A toothbrushes operated for an average of 119.7 hours with a standard deviation
Of 1.74 hours; Company B toothbrushes operated for an average of 120.6 hours with a
Standard deviation of 1.72 hours. Do these samples indicate that Company B toothbrushes
Operate more hours on average than Company A toothbrushes? The correct hypotheses to
Address this question are
A consumer group was interested in comparing the operating time of cordless
Toothbrushes manufactured by two different companies. Group members took a random
Sample of 18 toothbrushes from Company A and 15 from Company B. Each was charged
Overnight and the number of hours of use before needing to be recharged was recorded.
Company A toothbrushes operated for an average of 119.7 hours with a standard deviation
Of 1.74 hours; Company B toothbrushes operated for an average of 120.6 hours with a
Standard deviation of 1.72 hours. Do these samples indicate that Company B toothbrushes
Operate more hours on average than Company A toothbrushes? The correct hypotheses to
Address this question are

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12
Apply the paired t-test.
A mid-sized company has decided to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP)
System, and management suspects that many of its employees are concerned about the
Planned implementation. Managers are considering holding informational workshops to
Help decrease anxiety levels among employees. To determine whether such an approach
Would be effective, they randomly select 16 employees to participate in a pilot workshop.
These employees were given a questionnaire to measure anxiety levels about ERP before
And after participating in the workshop. To determine if anxiety levels about ERP
Decreases as a result of the workshop, they should use a
A) one-tailed paired t-test.
B) two-tailed test of two independent means.
C) one-tailed test of two independent means.
D) two-tailed paired t-test.
E) one-tailed test of two proportions.
A mid-sized company has decided to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP)
System, and management suspects that many of its employees are concerned about the
Planned implementation. Managers are considering holding informational workshops to
Help decrease anxiety levels among employees. To determine whether such an approach
Would be effective, they randomly select 16 employees to participate in a pilot workshop.
These employees were given a questionnaire to measure anxiety levels about ERP before
And after participating in the workshop. To determine if anxiety levels about ERP
Decreases as a result of the workshop, they should use a
A) one-tailed paired t-test.
B) two-tailed test of two independent means.
C) one-tailed test of two independent means.
D) two-tailed paired t-test.
E) one-tailed test of two proportions.
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13
Analyze a conclusion using standardized residuals.
Create and interpret a 95% confidence interval.
Create and interpret a 95% confidence interval.
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14
Write hypotheses for the paired t-test.
A mid-sized company has decided to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP)
System, and management suspects that many of its employees are concerned about the
Planned implementation. Managers are considering holding informational workshops to
Help decrease anxiety levels among employees. They randomly select 16 employees to
Participate in a pilot workshop. These employees were given a questionnaire to measure
Anxiety levels about ERP before and after participating in the workshop. If we let d = post-
Workshop anxiety level - pre-workshop anxiety level, the correct alternative hypothesis to
Determine if this approach was successful is
A mid-sized company has decided to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP)
System, and management suspects that many of its employees are concerned about the
Planned implementation. Managers are considering holding informational workshops to
Help decrease anxiety levels among employees. They randomly select 16 employees to
Participate in a pilot workshop. These employees were given a questionnaire to measure
Anxiety levels about ERP before and after participating in the workshop. If we let d = post-
Workshop anxiety level - pre-workshop anxiety level, the correct alternative hypothesis to
Determine if this approach was successful is

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15
Calculate the standard error for the difference between two independent means.
Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16
Women and 7 men employed by a medium sized company. The women took an average of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84 hours. The men
Took an average of 21.89 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 3.29
Hours. The standard error of the sampling distribution for the difference between the two
Means is
A) 2.05
B) 5.02
C) 2.24
D) 1.43
Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16
Women and 7 men employed by a medium sized company. The women took an average of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84 hours. The men
Took an average of 21.89 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 3.29
Hours. The standard error of the sampling distribution for the difference between the two
Means is
A) 2.05
B) 5.02
C) 2.24
D) 1.43
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16
Apply the pooled t-test.
Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16
Women and 20 men employed by a medium-sized company. The women took an average
Of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84 hours. The men
Took an average of 20.5 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.75
Hours. The pooled estimate of the variance is
A) 264.6715
B) 2.790
C) 7.785
D) 12.998
E) None of the above.
Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16
Women and 20 men employed by a medium-sized company. The women took an average
Of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84 hours. The men
Took an average of 20.5 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.75
Hours. The pooled estimate of the variance is
A) 264.6715
B) 2.790
C) 7.785
D) 12.998
E) None of the above.
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17
Analyze a conclusion using standardized residuals.
Create and interpret a 90% confidence interval.
Create and interpret a 90% confidence interval.
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18
Calculate the standard error for the mean difference.
-An army depot that overhauls ground mobile radar systems is interested in improving its
Processes. One problem involves troubleshooting a particular component that has a high
Failure rate after it has been repaired and reinstalled in the system. The shop floor
Supervisor believes that having standard work procedures in place will reduce the time
Required for troubleshooting this component. Time (in minutes) required troubleshooting
This component without and with the standard work procedure is recorded for a sample of
19 employees. The standard error of the mean difference is
A) 25.105
B) 2.307
C) 0.529
D) 4.3589
E) None of the above.
-An army depot that overhauls ground mobile radar systems is interested in improving its
Processes. One problem involves troubleshooting a particular component that has a high
Failure rate after it has been repaired and reinstalled in the system. The shop floor
Supervisor believes that having standard work procedures in place will reduce the time
Required for troubleshooting this component. Time (in minutes) required troubleshooting
This component without and with the standard work procedure is recorded for a sample of
19 employees. The standard error of the mean difference is
A) 25.105
B) 2.307
C) 0.529
D) 4.3589
E) None of the above.
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Write hypotheses for the two-sample t-test.
Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16
Women (group1) and 7 men (group 2) employed by a medium sized company. The women
Took an average of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84
Hours. The men took an average of 21.89 hours of personal time per year with a standard
Deviation of 3.29 hours. The Human Resources Department believes that women tend to
Take more personal time than men because they tend to be the primary child care givers in
The family. The correct null and alternative hypotheses to test this belief are
Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16
Women (group1) and 7 men (group 2) employed by a medium sized company. The women
Took an average of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84
Hours. The men took an average of 21.89 hours of personal time per year with a standard
Deviation of 3.29 hours. The Human Resources Department believes that women tend to
Take more personal time than men because they tend to be the primary child care givers in
The family. The correct null and alternative hypotheses to test this belief are

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