Fundamentals of Statistics (5th Edition)
Fundamentals of Statistics (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134508306
Author: Michael Sullivan III
Publisher: PEARSON
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Statistical Significance versus Practical Significance A math teacher claims that she has developed a review course that increases the scores of students on the math portion of the SAT exam. Based on data from the College Board, SAT scores are normally distributed with μ = 515. The teacher obtains a random sample of 1800 students, puts them through the review class, and finds that the mean SAT math score of the 1800 students is 519 with a standard deviation of 111.

  1. a. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
  2. b. Test the hypothesis at the α = 0.10 level of significance. Is a mean SAT math score of 519 significantly higher than 515?
  3. c. Do you think that a mean SAT math score of 519 versus 515 will affect the decision of a school admissions administrator? In other words, does the increase in the score have any practical significance?
  4. d. Test the hypothesis at the α = 0.10 level of significance with n = 400 students. Assume the same sample statistics. Is a sample mean of 519 significantly more than 515? What do you conclude about the impact of large samples on the hypothesis test?
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