Question 13 Marks
A random sample of 10 boys had the following I.Q's: $70,120,110,101,88,83,95,98,107,100$. Do these data support the assumption of a population mean I.Q. of 100 ? Find a reasonable range in which most of the mean I.Q. values of samples of 10 boys lie. (Given to $(0.05)=2.262)$
Answer
View full question & answer→We have,
$\mu=$ Population mean $=100, n =$ Sample size $=10$
We define
Null Hypothesis $H _0$ : The data are consistent with the assumption of a mean I.Q. of 100 in the population
Alternate hypothesis $H _1$ : The mean I.Q. of population $\neq 100$
Let the sample statistic $t$ be given by
$
t=\frac{\bar{X}-\mu}{\frac{S}{\sqrt{n}}}, \text { where } S^2=\frac{1}{n-1} \sum_{i=1}^n\left(x_i-\bar{X}\right)^2
$
Let us now compute $\bar{X}$ and $S ^2$.
Computation of $\bar{X}$ and S
Here, $d_i=x_i-90$
$
\begin{array}{l}
\therefore \bar{X}=90+\frac{1}{10} \sum d_{i}=90+\frac{72}{10}=972\left[Using: \bar{X}=A+\frac{1}{n} \sum d_{i}\right] \\
S^2=\frac{1}{n-1}\left\{\sum d_i^2-\frac{1}{n}\left(\sum d_i\right)^2\right\}=\frac{1}{9}\left\{2352-\frac{(72)^2}{10}\right\}=\frac{1833.6}{9}=203.73 \\
\therefore t=\frac{\bar{X}-\mu}{S / \sqrt{n}} \Rightarrow t=\frac{97.2-100}{\sqrt{\frac{203.73}{10}}}=\frac{-2.8}{\sqrt{20.37}}=\frac{-2.8}{4514}=-0.62 \\
\Rightarrow|t|=0.62
\end{array}
$
The sample statistict follows student's $t$-distribution with $v=(10-1)=9$ degrees of freedom. It is given that $t_9(0.05)=2.262$
$\therefore$ Calculated $| t |<$ tabulated $t _9(0.05)$
So, the null hypothesis may be accepted at $5 \%$ level of significance.
Hence, the assumption of a population mean I.Q. of 100 is valid.
The $95 \%$ confidence limits within which the mean I.Q. values of samples of 10 boys will lie are $\bar{X}-\frac{S}{\sqrt{n}} t _9(0.05)$ and $\bar{X}+\frac{S}{\sqrt{n}} t _9(0.05)$
or $97.2-\sqrt{\frac{203.73}{10}} \times 2.262$ and $97.2+\sqrt{\frac{203.73}{10}} \times 2.262$
or, $97.2-4514 \times 2.262$ and $97.2+4.514 \times 2.262$
or, $97.2-10.21$ and $97.2+10.21$
or, 86.99 and 107.41
Hence, the required $95 \%$ confidence interval is $[86.99,107.41]$
$\mu=$ Population mean $=100, n =$ Sample size $=10$
We define
Null Hypothesis $H _0$ : The data are consistent with the assumption of a mean I.Q. of 100 in the population
Alternate hypothesis $H _1$ : The mean I.Q. of population $\neq 100$
Let the sample statistic $t$ be given by
$
t=\frac{\bar{X}-\mu}{\frac{S}{\sqrt{n}}}, \text { where } S^2=\frac{1}{n-1} \sum_{i=1}^n\left(x_i-\bar{X}\right)^2
$
Let us now compute $\bar{X}$ and $S ^2$.
Computation of $\bar{X}$ and S
| $x _{ i }$ | $d_1=x_i-90$ | $d _{ i }{ }^2$ |
| 70 | -20 | 400 |
| 120 | 30 | 900 |
| 110 | 20 | 400 |
| 101 | 11 | 121 |
| 88 | -2 | 4 |
| 83 | -7 | 49 |
| 95 | 5 | 25 |
| 98 | 8 | 64 |
| 107 | 17 | 289 |
| 100 | 10 | 100 |
| $\sum d_i=72$ | $\sum d _{ i }^2=2352$ |
$
\begin{array}{l}
\therefore \bar{X}=90+\frac{1}{10} \sum d_{i}=90+\frac{72}{10}=972\left[Using: \bar{X}=A+\frac{1}{n} \sum d_{i}\right] \\
S^2=\frac{1}{n-1}\left\{\sum d_i^2-\frac{1}{n}\left(\sum d_i\right)^2\right\}=\frac{1}{9}\left\{2352-\frac{(72)^2}{10}\right\}=\frac{1833.6}{9}=203.73 \\
\therefore t=\frac{\bar{X}-\mu}{S / \sqrt{n}} \Rightarrow t=\frac{97.2-100}{\sqrt{\frac{203.73}{10}}}=\frac{-2.8}{\sqrt{20.37}}=\frac{-2.8}{4514}=-0.62 \\
\Rightarrow|t|=0.62
\end{array}
$
The sample statistict follows student's $t$-distribution with $v=(10-1)=9$ degrees of freedom. It is given that $t_9(0.05)=2.262$
$\therefore$ Calculated $| t |<$ tabulated $t _9(0.05)$
So, the null hypothesis may be accepted at $5 \%$ level of significance.
Hence, the assumption of a population mean I.Q. of 100 is valid.
The $95 \%$ confidence limits within which the mean I.Q. values of samples of 10 boys will lie are $\bar{X}-\frac{S}{\sqrt{n}} t _9(0.05)$ and $\bar{X}+\frac{S}{\sqrt{n}} t _9(0.05)$
or $97.2-\sqrt{\frac{203.73}{10}} \times 2.262$ and $97.2+\sqrt{\frac{203.73}{10}} \times 2.262$
or, $97.2-4514 \times 2.262$ and $97.2+4.514 \times 2.262$
or, $97.2-10.21$ and $97.2+10.21$
or, 86.99 and 107.41
Hence, the required $95 \%$ confidence interval is $[86.99,107.41]$


