You Are Testing The Mean Speed Of Your Cable Internet

You Are Testing That The Mean Speed Of Your Cable Internet Connection

You are testing that the mean speed of your cable Internet connection is more than three Megabits per second. State the null and alternative hypotheses.

What is the Ho and H1?

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The null hypothesis (Ho) represents the statement that there is no effect or no difference, and it is assumed to be true until evidence suggests otherwise. In this context, since we are testing whether the mean speed of the cable internet connection is more than three Megabits per second, the null hypothesis would state that the mean speed is less than or equal to three Megabits per second. Conversely, the alternative hypothesis (H1) asserts that the mean speed exceeds three Megabits per second.

Specifically, the hypotheses can be written as follows:

  • Null Hypothesis (Ho): μ ≤ 3 Mbps
  • Alternative Hypothesis (H1): μ > 3 Mbps

These hypotheses set the framework for conducting a statistical test, such as a one-sample t-test or z-test, depending on the sample size and known population standard deviation. The null hypothesis assumes that the true mean speed does not exceed three Mbps, thus any observed data suggesting a higher mean would be tested against this baseline. The alternative hypothesis posits that the actual mean speed is greater than three Mbps, indicating that the internet service exceeds the minimum threshold.

Additional Hypotheses and Statistical Testing Scenarios

In other parts of your assignment, you are asked to formulate hypotheses or interpret statistical measures for different scenarios.

Q2: A sociologist claims that the probability a person in Times Square is visiting the area is 0.83. Test this claim.

Null hypothesis (Ho): p = 0.83

Alternative hypothesis (H1): p ≠ 0.83

This involves testing a proportion based on sampled data to verify or refute the claim about the visiting probability.

Q3 & Q4: Hospital waiting times

Given a sample mean of 1.5 hours and standard deviation of 0.5 hours based on 70 patients, the parameters are:

  • Sample mean (x̄) = 1.5 hours
  • Sample standard deviation (sx) = 0.5 hours
  • Sample size (n) = 70
  • Degrees of freedom (n - 1) = 69

Constructing a 95% confidence interval involves calculating the margin of error based on the t-distribution for the given degrees of freedom. Similarly, for the population mean, the z- or t-critical value is used to determine the interval bounds.

Q5: Television Viewing Hours

Sample data: n=108, mean = 151 hours, standard deviation = 32 hours. The 99% confidence interval is calculated via:

CI = (x̄ - Zα/2 (s / √n), x̄ + Zα/2 (s / √n))

Where Zα/2 for 99% confidence is approximately 2.576. The detailed workings involve inserting the values to compute the interval bounds.

Q6: Systolic Blood Pressure Z-scores

Using the formula Z = (X - μ) / σ, the Z-scores for 100 and 150 mmHg are calculated as:

Z100 = (100 - 125) / 14 ≈ -1.79

Z150 = (150 - 125) / 14 ≈ 1.79

Q7: Probability of Selling More Than One Batch

Given a probability distribution where P(x > 1) = 0.85, this indicates that the probability the baker will sell more than one batch of muffins is 85%. If the distribution is specified, the calculations involve summing the probabilities for x = 2, 3, 4, ... or using the complementary probability P(x ≤ 1) = 0.15.

Q8: Correlation of Candy Bar Sales and Price

The Pearson correlation coefficient can be calculated using the formula:

r = Covariance / (Standard deviation of X * Standard deviation of Y)

In practice, the calculation involves finding the covariance of the price and sales data, then dividing by the product of their standard deviations. The reported answer of -0.8854 suggests a strong negative linear relationship, meaning higher prices are associated with lower sales.

Q9: Binomial Distribution Calculations

(a) The mean of a binomial distribution is given by μ = n p = 5 0.6 = 3.

(b) The variance is σ² = n p (1 - p) = 5 0.6 0.4 = 1.2.

Q10: Probability that Sample Mean Exceeds 88 Minutes

The sampling distribution of the mean has mean μ = 80 minutes and standard deviation σ / √n = 40 / √64 = 5. The Z-score for 88 minutes is:

Z = (88 - 80) / 5 = 1.6

The probability P( > 88) = P(Z > 1.6) ≈ 0.0548, which matches the answer.

Conclusion

These statistical analyses exemplify fundamental hypothesis testing, confidence interval construction, probability calculations, and correlation assessments that underpin robust research and data-driven decision making across various fields, including technology, sociology, healthcare, marketing, and manufacturing.

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