Exam 12: Chi-Square and Nonparametric Tests

SCENARIO 12-15 Two new different models of compact SUVs have just arrived at the market.You are interested in comparing the gas mileage performance of both models to see if they are the same.A partial computer output for twelve compact SUVs of model 1 and thirteen of model 2 is given below: You are told that the gas mileage population distributions for both models are not normally distributed. -Referring to Scenario 12-15, what is the standard deviation of the Wilcoxon rank sum test statistic ?

SCENARIO 12-8 A study was conducted to determine whether the use of seat belts in motor vehicles depends on the educational status of the parents.A sample of 792 children treated for injuries sustained from motor vehicle accidents was obtained, and each child was classified according to (1)parents' educational status (College Degree or Non-College Degree)and (2)seat belt usage (worn or not worn)during the accident.The number of children in each category is given in the table below. -Referring to Scenario 12-8, at 5% level of significance, the critical value of the test statistic is

SCENARIO 12-4 A computer used by a 24-hour banking service is supposed to randomly assign each transaction to one of 5 memory locations.A check at the end of a day's transactions gave the counts shown in the table to each of the 5 memory locations, along with the number of reported errors. The bank manager wanted to test whether the proportion of errors in transactions assigned to each of the 5 memory locations differ. -Referring to Scenario 12-4, the critical value of the test statistic at 1% level of significance is

Which of the following is (are)true regarding the necessary assumptions for using the Kruskal-Wallis Rank Test?

SCENARIO 12-7 Data on the percentage of 200 hotels in each of the three large cities across the world on whether minibar charges are correctly posted at checkout are given below. At the 0.05 level of significance, you want to know if there is evidence of a difference in the proportion of hotels that correctly post minibar charges among the three cities. -Referring to Scenario 12-7, the test will involve _________ degrees of freedom.

A local real estate appraiser analyzed the sales prices of homes in 2 neighborhoods to the corresponding appraised values of the homes.The goal of the analysis was to compare the distribution of sale-to-appraised ratios from homes in the 2 neighborhoods.Random and independent samples were selected from the 2 neighborhoods from last year's homes sales, 8 from each of the 2 neighborhoods.Identify the nonparametric method that would be used to analyze the data.

SCENARIO 12-6 According to an article in Marketing News, fewer checks are being written at the grocery store checkout than in the past.To determine whether there is a difference in the proportion of shoppers who pay by check among three consecutive years at a 0.05 level of significance, the results of a survey of 500 shoppers in three consecutive years are obtained and presented below. -Referring to Scenario 12-6, what is the expected number of shoppers who do not pay by check in year 3 if there is no difference in the proportion of shoppers who pay by check among the three years?

SCENARIO 12-6 According to an article in Marketing News, fewer checks are being written at the grocery store checkout than in the past.To determine whether there is a difference in the proportion of shoppers who pay by check among three consecutive years at a 0.05 level of significance, the results of a survey of 500 shoppers in three consecutive years are obtained and presented below. -Referring to Scenario 12-6, what is the value of the critical range for the Marascuilo procedure to test for the difference in proportions between year 1 and year 3 using a 0.05 level of significance?

The chi-square test of independence requires that the expected frequency in each cell to be at least 5.

SCENARIO 12-14 A perfume manufacturer is trying to choose between 2 magazine advertising layouts.An expensive layout would include a small package of the perfume.A cheaper layout would include a "scratch-and-sniff" sample of the product.The manufacturer would use the more expensive layout only if there is evidence that it would lead to a higher approval rate.The manufacturer presents the more expensive layout to 4 groups and determines the approval rating for each group.He presents the "scratch-and-sniff" layout to 5 groups and again determines the approval rating of the perfume for each group.The data are given below.Use this to test the appropriate hypotheses with the Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test with a level of significance of 0.05. -Referring to Scenario 12-14, the perfume manufacturer will

SCENARIO 12-5 Four surgical procedures currently are used to install pacemakers.If the patient does not need to return for follow-up surgery, the operation is called a "clear" operation.A heart center wants to compare the proportion of clear operations for the 4 procedures, and collects the following numbers of patients from their own records: They will use this information to test for a difference among the proportion of clear operations using a chi-square test with a level of significance of 0.05. -Referring to Scenario 12-5, the expected cell frequency for the Procedure D/Return cell is __________.

SCENARIO 12-17 Three new different models of compact SUVs have just arrived at the market.You are interested in comparing the gas mileage performance of all three models to see if they are the same.A partial computer output for twelve compact SUVs of each model is given below: You are told that the gas mileage population distributions for all three models are not normally distributed. -Referring to Scenario 12-17, what is the value of the Kruskal-Wallis test statistic?

SCENARIO 12-12 Parents complain that children read too few storybooks and watch too much television nowadays.A survey of 1,000 children reveals the following information on average time spent watching TV and average time spent reading storybooks -Referring to Scenario 12-12, how many children in the survey spent less than 2 hours watching TV and more than 2 hours reading story books on average?

SCENARIO 12-10 One criterion used to evaluate employees in the assembly section of a large factory is the number of defective pieces per 1,000 parts produced.The quality control department wants to find out whether there is a relationship between years of experience and defect rate.Since the job is repetitious, after the initial training period any improvement due to a learning effect might be offset by a loss of motivation.A defect rate is calculated for each worker in a yearly evaluation. The results for 100 workers are given in the table below. -Referring to Scenario 12-10, which test would be used to properly analyze the data in this experiment to determine whether there is a relationship between defect rate and years of experience?

SCENARIO 12-13 Recent studies have found that American children are more obese than in the past.The amount of time children spent watching television has received much of the blame.A survey of 100 ten- year-olds revealed the following with regards to weights and average number of hours a day spent watching television.We are interested in testing whether the mean number of hours spent watching TV and weights are independent at 1% level of significance. -Referring to Scenario 12-13, the degrees of freedom of the test statistic are

SCENARIO 12-14 A perfume manufacturer is trying to choose between 2 magazine advertising layouts.An expensive layout would include a small package of the perfume.A cheaper layout would include a "scratch-and-sniff" sample of the product.The manufacturer would use the more expensive layout only if there is evidence that it would lead to a higher approval rate.The manufacturer presents the more expensive layout to 4 groups and determines the approval rating for each group.He presents the "scratch-and-sniff" layout to 5 groups and again determines the approval rating of the perfume for each group.The data are given below.Use this to test the appropriate hypotheses with the Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test with a level of significance of 0.05. -Referring to Scenario 12-14, the hypotheses that should be used are:

In computing the expected cell frequencies for a chi-square test of independence, which of the following statements could be included in the correct procedure?

SCENARIO 12-7 Data on the percentage of 200 hotels in each of the three large cities across the world on whether minibar charges are correctly posted at checkout are given below. At the 0.05 level of significance, you want to know if there is evidence of a difference in the proportion of hotels that correctly post minibar charges among the three cities. -Referring to Scenario 12-7, what are the values of the absolute difference and the critical range for the Marascuilo procedure to test for the difference in proportions between Hong Kong and Paris using a 0.05 level of significance?

SCENARIO 12-11 The director of admissions at a state college is interested in seeing if admissions status (admitted, waiting list, denied admission)at his college is independent of the type of community in which an applicant resides.He takes a sample of recent admissions decisions and forms the following table: He will use this table to do a chi-square test of independence with a level of significance of 0.01. -Referring to Scenario 12-11, the value of the test statistic is _________.

SCENARIO 12-15 Two new different models of compact SUVs have just arrived at the market.You are interested in comparing the gas mileage performance of both models to see if they are the same.A partial computer output for twelve compact SUVs of model 1 and thirteen of model 2 is given below: You are told that the gas mileage population distributions for both models are not normally distributed. -Referring to Scenario 12-15, what is the value of the Wilcoxon rank sum test statistic T1?