In: Statistics and Probability
For each situation, state the null and alternative hypotheses: (Type "mu" for the symbol μμ , e.g. mu >> 1 for the mean is greater than 1, mu << 1 for the mean is less than 1, mu not = 1 for the mean is not equal to 1. Please do not include units such as "mm" or "$" in your answer.)
(a) The diameter of a spindle in a small motor is supposed to be
3 millimeters (mm) with a standard deviation of 0.1 mm. If the
spindle is either too small or too large, the motor will not work
properly. The manufacturer measures the diameter in a sample of 9
spindles to determine whether the mean diameter has moved away from
the required measurement. Suppose the sample has an average
diameter of 3.12 mm.
H0H0 :
HaHa :
(b) Harry thinks that prices in Caldwell are higher than the
rest of the country. He reads that the nationwide average price of
a certain brand of laundry detergent is $25.05 with standard
deviation $0.72. He takes a sample from 4 local Caldwell stores and
finds the average price for this same brand of detergent is
$23.10.
H0H0 :
HaHa :
a. Here the population mean diameter of a spindle in a small motor is supposed to be 3 mm. So here we want to test whether is equal to 3 mm or different from this .
So our Hypotheses are
Ho : vs Ha :
b. Let be the population mean prices in Caldwell . Harry wants to test whether is higher than the price of the rest of the country which is $25.05
So our Hypotheses are
Ho : vs Ha :