Answers to Statistics Questions
Chapter 8 Answers
Stat 2601
M & S 357-358
(ELEMENTS)
8.11, 8.13, 8.14
M & S 363-364
(LARGE SAMPLE)
8.24, 8.26, 8.29, 8.30, 8.32
M & S 371-372
(P-VALUE)
8.48, 8.51
M & S 378-379
(SMALL SAMPLE)
8.66, 8.67, 8.68
M & S 383-386
(PROPORTIONS)
8.74, 8.78, 8.80
M & S 392-394
(POWER OF A TEST)
8.95
M & S 397-401
(POPULATION VARIANCE)
8.111, 8.113
8.11 (2 points) Use of herbal therapy. According to the Journal of Advanced Nursing (January 2001), 45% of senior women (i.e., women over the age of 65) use herbal therapies to prevent or treat health problems. Also a senior women who use herbal therapies use an average of 2.5 herbal products in a year.
a. Give the null hypothesis for testing the first claim by the journal. b. Give the null hypotheses for testing the second claim by the journal.
(a) Ho: p = .45
(b) Ho: p = 2.5
8.13 (2 points) DNA-reading tool for quick identification for species. A biologist an a zoologist at the University of Florida were the first scientists to test the effectiveness of a high-tech handheld device designed to instantly identify DNA of an animal species (PLOS Biology, Dec. 2005.) They used the lusks with brightly colored shells. The scientists discovered that the error rate of the device is less than 5 percent. Set up the null and alternative hypothesis if you want to support your findings.
Ho: p = .05 Ha: p<.05
8.14 (3 points) Susceptibility to hypnosis. The Computer-Assisted Hypnosis Scale (CAHS) is designed to measure a person’s susceptibility to hypnosis. CAHS scores range from 0 (no susceptibility to hypnosis) to 12 (extremely high susceptibility to hypnosis). Psychological Assessment (March 1995) reported that University of Tennessee undergraduates had a mean CAHS score of = 4.6. Suppose you want to test whether undergraduates at your college or university are more susceptible to hypnosis than the University of Tennessee undergraduates.
a. Set up and for the test. b. Describe a Type I
Stat 2601
M & S 357-358
(ELEMENTS)
8.11, 8.13, 8.14
M & S 363-364
(LARGE SAMPLE)
8.24, 8.26, 8.29, 8.30, 8.32
M & S 371-372
(P-VALUE)
8.48, 8.51
M & S 378-379
(SMALL SAMPLE)
8.66, 8.67, 8.68
M & S 383-386
(PROPORTIONS)
8.74, 8.78, 8.80
M & S 392-394
(POWER OF A TEST)
8.95
M & S 397-401
(POPULATION VARIANCE)
8.111, 8.113
8.11 (2 points) Use of herbal therapy. According to the Journal of Advanced Nursing (January 2001), 45% of senior women (i.e., women over the age of 65) use herbal therapies to prevent or treat health problems. Also a senior women who use herbal therapies use an average of 2.5 herbal products in a year.
a. Give the null hypothesis for testing the first claim by the journal. b. Give the null hypotheses for testing the second claim by the journal.
(a) Ho: p = .45
(b) Ho: p = 2.5
8.13 (2 points) DNA-reading tool for quick identification for species. A biologist an a zoologist at the University of Florida were the first scientists to test the effectiveness of a high-tech handheld device designed to instantly identify DNA of an animal species (PLOS Biology, Dec. 2005.) They used the lusks with brightly colored shells. The scientists discovered that the error rate of the device is less than 5 percent. Set up the null and alternative hypothesis if you want to support your findings.
Ho: p = .05 Ha: p<.05
8.14 (3 points) Susceptibility to hypnosis. The Computer-Assisted Hypnosis Scale (CAHS) is designed to measure a person’s susceptibility to hypnosis. CAHS scores range from 0 (no susceptibility to hypnosis) to 12 (extremely high susceptibility to hypnosis). Psychological Assessment (March 1995) reported that University of Tennessee undergraduates had a mean CAHS score of = 4.6. Suppose you want to test whether undergraduates at your college or university are more susceptible to hypnosis than the University of Tennessee undergraduates.
a. Set up and for the test. b. Describe a Type I